Pulmonology

1. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

2. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

4. Which is not manifested as a cavitary lung lesion?

5. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

6. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

7. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

8. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

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

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

11. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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

14. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

16. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

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

20. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

21. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

23. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

26. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

28. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

31. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

32. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

33. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

34. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

35. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

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

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

40. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

41. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

42. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

43. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

44. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

45. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

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

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

49. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

50. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?