Pulmonology

1. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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

4. Decreased vital capacity and decreased lung volume are common in:

5. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

6. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

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

8. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

9. ‘Closing volume’ of the lung is increased in:

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

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

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

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

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

15. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

16. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

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

19. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

20. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

21. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

22. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

24. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

26. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

28. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

31. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

33. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

34. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

35. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

36. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

37. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

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

39. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

40. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

41. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except:

42. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

43. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

44. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

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

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

49. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

50. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is: