Pulmonology

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

2. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

3. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

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

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

8. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

10. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

12. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

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

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

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

17. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

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

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

20. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

22. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

23. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

24. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

25. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

26. Which of the following is not a recognised feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

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

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

30. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

31. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

33. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

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

36. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

37. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

39. Low-dose aspirin is contraindicated in all except:

40. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

42. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

45. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

48. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

49. Which of the following is not on the list of bedside severity assessments of bronchial asthma?

50. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in: