Pulmonology

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

2. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

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

5. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

7. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

8. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

9. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

11. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

12. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

15. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

17. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

19. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

21. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

23. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

25. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

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

28. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

30. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

31. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

32. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

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

34. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

36. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

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

39. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

41. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

42. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

43. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

44. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

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

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

49. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

50. FEV1/FVC is decreased in: