Pulmonology

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

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

3. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

4. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

5. Expectoration of chalky sediments with gritty particles are diagnostic of:

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

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

8. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

9. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

10. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

11. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

13. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

15. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

16. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

18. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

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

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

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

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

24. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

25. Emphysema is associated with all except:

26. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

27. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

28. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

30. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

31. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

32. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

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

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

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

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

37. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

38. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

39. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

41. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

42. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

43. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

46. Brassy cough is seen in:

47. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

48. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

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

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