Pulmonology

1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

2. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

3. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

4. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

5. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

6. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

9. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

12. Viral pneumonia may have:

13. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

16. Pure O₂ therapy may produce all of the following except:

17. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

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

19. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

20. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

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

22. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

23. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

25. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

26. ‘Closing volume’ of the lung is increased in:

27. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

28. Which of the following antituberculosis drugs should be completely avoided during pregnancy?

29. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

30. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

32. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

34. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

35. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

36. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

37. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

38. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

40. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

41. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

42. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

43. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

44. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

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

48. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

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

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