Pulmonology

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

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

3. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

6. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

9. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

10. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

12. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

13. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

14. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

16. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

17. Hypercarbia is associated with:

18. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

19. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

20. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

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

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

24. Brassy cough is seen in:

25. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

26. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

27. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

28. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

30. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

32. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

33. Which of the following is not a neurological paraneoplastic syndrome of bronchogenic carcinoma?

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

35. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

36. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

37. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

40. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

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

43. Viral pneumonia may have:

44. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

45. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

46. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

49. Asbestosis is not related to:

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