Pulmonology

1. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

2. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

3. Clubbing is present in all except:

4. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

5. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

6. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

7. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

8. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

9. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

10. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

11. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

12. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

13. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

14. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

15. The next step in a patient with haemoptysis with a non-conclusive chest X-ray is:

16. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

17. Which of the following antituberculosis drugs should be completely avoided during pregnancy?

18. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

19. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level is increased in all except:

20. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

21. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

22. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

23. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

24. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

25. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

26. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

27. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

28. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

29. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

30. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

31. Broncholithiasis is usually a late complication of some infections; which does not fall in this group?

32. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

33. Which of the following is false in restrictive lung disease?

34. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

35. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

36. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

37. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

38. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

39. Which of the following is false regarding indications of hospitalization in pneumonia?

40. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

41. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

42. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

43. Acute lung injury (ARDS) should be differentiated from:

44. The blood level of theophylline is diminished in associated:

45. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is seen in all except:

46. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

47. In pleural effusion, impaired transport of glucose into the pleural space is found in:

48. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

49. In allergic asthma, the most important mediator for pathogenesis is:

50. A characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension does not include: