Pulmonology

1. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

2. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

3. Which is false regarding emphysema?

4. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

5. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

6. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

8. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

9. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

10. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

11. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

12. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

14. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

16. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

17. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

18. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

19. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

22. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

23. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

24. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

25. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

26. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

28. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

30. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

32. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

33. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

34. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

36. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

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

38. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

39. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

40. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

41. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

42. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

43. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

44. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

46. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

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

50. FEV1/FVC is decreased in: