Pulmonology

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

2. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

5. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

6. All are commonly seen in Legionella pneumophilia-induced pneumonia except:

7. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

8. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

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

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

12. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

15. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

17. A characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension does not include:

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

19. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

20. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

21. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

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

23. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

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

25. Bradypnoea is associated with:

26. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

28. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

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

30. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

32. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

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

36. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

37. All of the following are restrictive lung diseases except:

38. Asbestosis is not related to:

39. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

40. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

41. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

43. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

44. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

45. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

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

47. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

48. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

49. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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