Pulmonology

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

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

3. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

5. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

6. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

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

8. Stridor is characteristically found in:

9. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

10. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

11. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

12. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

13. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

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

16. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

18. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

19. Clubbing is present in all except:

20. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

22. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

23. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

25. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

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

29. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

30. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

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

34. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

36. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

37. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

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

40. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

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

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

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

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

46. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

47. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

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

49. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

50. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?