Pulmonology

1. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

4. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

7. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

8. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

9. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

11. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

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

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

16. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

17. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

19. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

20. Clubbing is present in all except:

21. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

22. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

23. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

24. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

26. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

27. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

28. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

29. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

30. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

32. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

33. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

34. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

35. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

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

38. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

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

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

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

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

43. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

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

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

46. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

47. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

48. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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