Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

5. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

6. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

8. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

9. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

11. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

12. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

14. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

15. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

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

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

18. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

20. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

22. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

23. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

24. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

25. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

34. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

35. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

37. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

38. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

39. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

40. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

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

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

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

45. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

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

47. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

49. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

50. Emphysema is associated with all except: