Pulmonology

1. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

3. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

4. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

7. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

8. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

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

10. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

12. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

13. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

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

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

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

18. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

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

21. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

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

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

25. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

28. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

29. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

30. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

31. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

32. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

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

36. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

37. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

38. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

40. In pleural effusion, impaired transport of glucose into the pleural space is found in:

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

42. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

44. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

47. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

50. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant: