Pulmonology

1. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

2. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

4. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

7. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

8. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

10. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

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

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

14. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

15. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

18. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

19. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

21. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

22. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

24. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

25. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

27. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

28. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

29. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

30. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

31. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

34. Acute lung injury (ARDS) should be differentiated from:

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

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

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

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

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

40. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

42. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

44. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

45. Asbestosis is not related to:

46. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

47. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

49. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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