Pulmonology

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

2. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

3. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

4. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

6. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

7. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

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

10. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

11. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

13. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

14. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

15. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

18. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

20. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

22. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

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

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

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

27. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

28. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

30. Which is false regarding emphysema?

31. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

32. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

34. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

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

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

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

40. Broncholithiasis is usually a late complication of some infections; which does not fall in this group?

41. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

42. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

43. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

46. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

47. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

48. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

49. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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