Pulmonology

1. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

3. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

5. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

7. Which of the following is not a bedside feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

8. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

10. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

11. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

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

13. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

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

15. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

18. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

19. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

20. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

21. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

22. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

24. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

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

27. The cranial nerve most commonly affected in sarcoidosis is:

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

29. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

32. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

33. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

35. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

36. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

39. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

41. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

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

45. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

47. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

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

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

50. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in: