Pulmonology

1. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

3. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

4. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

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

8. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

9. Stridor is characteristically found in:

10. Which of the following is not a recognised ocular complication of sarcoidosis?

11. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

13. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

14. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

15. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

16. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

18. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

19. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

20. The upper border of liver dullness is elevated in all except:

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

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

23. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

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

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

27. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

28. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

29. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

31. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

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

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

35. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

36. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

38. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

41. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

43. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

44. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

45. Expectoration of chalky sediments with gritty particles are diagnostic of:

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

47. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

48. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

49. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

50. ‘Closing volume’ of the lung is increased in: