Pulmonology

1. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

3. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

5. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

6. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

7. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

9. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

10. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level is increased in all except:

11. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

13. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

16. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

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

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

21. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

22. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

23. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

24. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

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

26. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

27. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

28. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

29. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

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

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

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

35. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

37. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

39. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

41. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

42. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

43. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

45. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

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

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

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

50. Scar carcinoma of the lung is: