Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

7. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

9. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

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

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

12. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

14. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

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

17. Hypercarbia is associated with:

18. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

19. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

20. Stridor is characteristically found in:

21. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

22. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

25. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

27. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

28. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

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

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

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

33. The blood level of theophylline is diminished in associated:

34. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

37. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

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

40. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

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

43. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

45. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

46. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

48. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

50. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is: