Pulmonology

1. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

2. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

4. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

5. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

6. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

8. Asbestosis is not related to:

9. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

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

12. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

14. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

16. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

17. Which variety of lung carcinoma is most commonly associated with hypercalcaemia?

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

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

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

21. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

23. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

24. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except:

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

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

27. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

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

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

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

31. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

32. Which of the following is false in restrictive lung disease?

33. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

34. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

35. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

43. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

44. In pleural effusion, impaired transport of glucose into the pleural space is found in:

45. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

46. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

47. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

49. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

50. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant: