Pulmonology

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

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

3. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

4. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

6. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

9. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

10. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

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

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

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

14. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

15. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

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

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

20. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

21. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

24. Diminished glucose in pleural fluid is seen in all except:

25. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

26. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

27. The cranial nerve most commonly affected in sarcoidosis is:

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

29. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

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

32. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

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

35. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

36. Emphysema is associated with all except:

37. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

38. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

40. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

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

42. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

43. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

45. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

46. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

47. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

48. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

50. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except: