Pulmonology

1. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

2. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

5. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

7. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

8. All are features of hypercapnia except:

9. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

11. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

13. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

14. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

16. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

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

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

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

21. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

23. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

25. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

26. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

28. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

29. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

31. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

33. Bradypnoea is associated with:

34. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

35. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

36. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

38. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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

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

42. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

43. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

45. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

47. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

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