Pulmonology

1. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

2. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

3. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

4. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

5. Low-dose aspirin is contraindicated in all except:

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

7. Pure O₂ therapy may produce all of the following except:

8. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

9. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

10. Hypercarbia is associated with:

11. Which of the following is false regarding Pickwickian syndrome?

12. Which of the following is not a neurological paraneoplastic syndrome of bronchogenic carcinoma?

13. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

14. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

15. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

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

17. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

18. The cranial nerve most commonly affected in sarcoidosis is:

19. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

20. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

21. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

22. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

23. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

24. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

25. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

26. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

27. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

28. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

29. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

30. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

31. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

32. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

33. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

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

35. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

36. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

37. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

39. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

40. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

41. Which of the following is not a bedside feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

43. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

44. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

45. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

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

47. All are commonly seen in Legionella pneumophilia-induced pneumonia except:

48. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

49. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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