Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

5. Asbestosis is not related to:

6. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

7. Hypercarbia is associated with:

8. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

10. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

11. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

13. The upper border of liver dullness is elevated in all except:

14. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

15. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

17. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

18. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

19. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

20. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

21. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

22. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

23. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

24. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

26. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

27. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

28. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

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

32. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

33. Clubbing is present in all except:

34. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

35. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

36. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

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

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

40. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

43. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

44. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

46. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

48. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

49. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

50. FEV1/FVC is decreased in: