Pulmonology

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

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

3. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

4. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

5. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

7. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

8. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

10. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

11. Emphysema is associated with all except:

12. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

15. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

17. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

19. All are features of hypercapnia except:

20. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

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

24. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

25. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

26. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

28. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

29. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

30. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

31. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

32. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

33. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

35. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

36. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

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

39. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

40. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

41. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

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

45. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

48. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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