Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

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

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

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

8. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

9. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

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

12. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

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

14. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

15. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

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

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

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

19. Haemoptysis following acute pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea is characteristic of:

20. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

21. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

22. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

23. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

24. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

26. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

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

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

29. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

30. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

31. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

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

34. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

36. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

37. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

38. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

39. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

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

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

42. Non-cardiogenic pulmonary oedema is seen in all except:

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

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

45. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

46. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

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

49. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

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