Pulmonology

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

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

3. Which of the following is not a recognised feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

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

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

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

8. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

9. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

12. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

13. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

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

16. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

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

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

21. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

23. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

24. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

25. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

27. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

28. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

29. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

32. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

33. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

34. Which of the following is not associated with interstitial lung disease?

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

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

37. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

38. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

39. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

41. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

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

45. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

47. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

49. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

50. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to: