Pulmonology

1. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

2. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

4. Which of the following is not a recognised ocular complication of sarcoidosis?

5. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

6. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

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

11. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

12. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

13. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

14. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

16. Which is not manifested as a cavitary lung lesion?

17. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

18. Stridor is characteristically found in:

19. Predominantly left-sided pleural effusion is seen in:

20. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

21. Which variety of lung carcinoma is most commonly associated with hypercalcaemia?

22. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

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

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

27. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

30. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

31. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

33. Expectoration of chalky sediments with gritty particles are diagnostic of:

34. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

35. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

36. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

37. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

39. Which of the following is not on the list of bedside severity assessments of bronchial asthma?

40. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

41. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

42. Which of the following is not a recognised feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

44. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

46. All of the following are restrictive lung diseases except:

47. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

48. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

49. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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