Pulmonology

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

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

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

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

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

6. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

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

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

12. ‘Closing volume’ of the lung is increased in:

13. Which is not a recognized complication of cystic fibrosis?

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

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

16. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

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

18. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

20. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

21. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

22. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

23. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

25. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

26. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

27. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

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

30. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

31. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

32. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

34. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

35. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

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

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

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

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

42. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

43. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

45. Clubbing is present in all except:

46. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

47. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

48. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

49. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

50. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in: