Pulmonology

1. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

2. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

3. Bradypnoea is associated with:

4. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

5. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

6. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

8. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

10. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

11. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

13. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

15. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

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

18. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

19. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

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

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

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

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

24. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

25. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

27. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

30. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

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

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

33. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

34. Stridor is characteristically found in:

35. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

36. Which of the following is not associated with interstitial lung disease?

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

38. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

39. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

40. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

49. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

50. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except: