Pulmonology

1. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

2. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

3. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

4. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

7. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

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

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

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

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

13. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

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

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

16. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

17. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

18. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

20. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

21. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

24. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

25. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

26. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

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

29. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

30. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

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

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

34. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

35. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

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

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

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

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

41. Which of the following is not a bedside feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

43. Asbestosis is not related to:

44. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

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

47. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

48. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

49. Emphysema is associated with all except:

50. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?