Pulmonology

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

2. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

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

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

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

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

8. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

10. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

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

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

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

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

15. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

16. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

17. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

18. The next step in a patient with haemoptysis with a non-conclusive chest X-ray is:

19. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

21. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

22. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

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

24. Which of the following is not associated with interstitial lung disease?

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

26. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

28. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

30. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

31. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

32. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

33. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

35. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

37. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

38. Asbestosis is not related to:

39. Stridor is characteristically found in:

40. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

41. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

42. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

43. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

44. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

46. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

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

49. Viral pneumonia may have:

50. Scar carcinoma of the lung is: