Pulmonology

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

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

3. Which is false regarding emphysema?

4. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

6. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

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

9. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

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

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

13. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

14. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

15. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

16. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

17. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

18. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

20. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

21. Hypercarbia is associated with:

22. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

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

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

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

26. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

27. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

28. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

29. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

30. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

32. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

33. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

34. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

36. All are features of hypercapnia except:

37. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

40. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

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

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

44. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

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

47. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

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

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