Pulmonology

1. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

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

3. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

4. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

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

6. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

7. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

8. Which is false regarding emphysema?

9. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

11. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

12. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

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

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

15. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

17. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

18. A high amylase in pleural fluid is found in all except

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

20. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

21. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

22. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

24. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

25. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

26. Bradypnoea is associated with:

27. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

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

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

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

33. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

34. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

36. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

37. Clubbing is present in all except:

38. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

39. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except:

40. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

41. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

42. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

44. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

45. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

48. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

49. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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