Pulmonology

1. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

2. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

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

4. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

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

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

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

8. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

9. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

11. Haemoptysis following acute pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea is characteristic of:

12. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

13. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

14. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

16. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

18. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

19. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

20. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

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

23. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

25. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

26. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

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

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

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

31. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

34. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

37. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

38. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

40. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

41. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

44. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

46. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

47. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

50. Thymoma may be associated with all except: