Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. The upper border of liver dullness is elevated in all except:

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

6. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

8. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

9. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

10. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

11. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

12. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

13. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

14. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

15. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

16. Bradypnoea is associated with:

17. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

21. Brassy cough is seen in:

22. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

23. Which of the following is false regarding Pickwickian syndrome?

24. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

27. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

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

31. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

32. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

33. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

34. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

35. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

36. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

38. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

39. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

40. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

42. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

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

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

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

47. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

50. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in: