Pulmonology

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

2. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

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

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

6. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

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

9. Brassy cough is seen in:

10. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

12. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

13. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

14. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

17. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

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

19. Which of the following is not a bedside feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

20. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

21. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

23. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

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

26. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

27. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

28. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

29. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

30. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

34. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

36. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

37. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

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

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

42. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

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

46. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

47. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

48. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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