Pulmonology

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

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

3. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

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

6. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

8. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

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

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

12. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

13. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

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

16. Stridor is characteristically found in:

17. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

18. Bradypnoea is associated with:

19. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

21. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

23. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

25. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

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

28. Which is false regarding emphysema?

29. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

31. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

32. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

34. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

36. Which is not a recognized complication of cystic fibrosis?

37. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

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

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

41. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

43. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

44. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

46. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

49. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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