Pulmonology

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

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

3. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

4. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

6. Emphysema is associated with all except:

7. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

8. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

9. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

12. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

14. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

15. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

16. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

17. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

19. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

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

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

22. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

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

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

25. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

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

28. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

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

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

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

32. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

34. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

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

36. Stridor is characteristically found in:

37. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

38. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

39. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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

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

43. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

44. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

46. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

48. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

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

50. Clubbing is present in all except: