Pulmonology

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

2. Viral pneumonia may have:

3. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

4. Predominantly left-sided pleural effusion is seen in:

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

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

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

8. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

9. Asbestosis is not related to:

10. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

12. Hypercarbia is associated with:

13. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

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

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

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

19. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

20. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

21. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

24. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

25. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

26. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

27. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

28. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

29. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

30. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

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

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

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

35. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

37. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

39. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

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

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

42. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

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

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

45. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

46. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

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

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

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