Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

3. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

4. The upper border of liver dullness is elevated in all except:

5. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

7. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

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

9. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

10. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

11. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

12. Which is not a recognized complication of cystic fibrosis?

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

14. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

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

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

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

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

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

21. Clubbing is present in all except:

22. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

25. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

26. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

28. Hypercarbia is associated with:

29. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

30. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

31. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

32. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

33. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

35. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

36. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

38. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

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

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

42. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

43. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is seen in all except:

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

45. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

48. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

49. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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