Pulmonology

1. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

2. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

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

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

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

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

7. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

8. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

9. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

10. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

13. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

14. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

15. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

16. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

17. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

18. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

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

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

22. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

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

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

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

28. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

31. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

32. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

33. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

34. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

35. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

37. All of the following are restrictive lung diseases except:

38. Viral pneumonia may have:

39. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

40. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

43. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

44. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

46. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

47. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

48. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

49. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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