Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

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

7. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is seen in all except:

8. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

9. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

10. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

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

13. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

15. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

16. Hypercarbia is associated with:

17. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

18. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

21. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

22. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

23. Clubbing is present in all except:

24. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

26. Which is false regarding emphysema?

27. Decreased vital capacity and decreased lung volume are common in:

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

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

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

31. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

32. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

33. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

34. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

35. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

36. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

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

40. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

43. All are features of hypercapnia except:

44. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

45. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

47. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

48. Viral pneumonia may have:

49. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

50. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except: