Pulmonology

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

2. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

3. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

4. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

5. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

6. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

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

9. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

11. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

13. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

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

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

16. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

17. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

19. A characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension does not include:

20. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

22. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

23. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

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

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

28. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

29. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

30. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

32. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

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

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

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

37. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

38. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

39. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

40. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

41. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

42. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

44. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

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

46. Which of the following is not a neurological paraneoplastic syndrome of bronchogenic carcinoma?

47. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

48. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

50. Malt worker’s lung is caused by: