Pulmonology

1. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

2. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

3. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

4. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

5. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

6. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

7. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

8. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

10. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

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

12. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

14. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

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

17. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

18. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

19. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

20. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level is increased in all except:

21. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

23. Viral pneumonia may have:

24. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

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

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

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

29. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

30. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

33. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

34. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

35. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

38. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

39. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

40. All are features of hypercapnia except:

41. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

43. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

44. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

45. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

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

48. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

49. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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