Pulmonology

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

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

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

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

5. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

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

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

8. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

10. Clubbing is present in all except:

11. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

14. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

16. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

18. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

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

22. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

25. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

26. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

28. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

30. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

31. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

32. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

33. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

34. The cranial nerve most commonly affected in sarcoidosis is:

35. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

36. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

37. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

40. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

41. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

42. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

43. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

45. All of the following are restrictive lung diseases except:

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

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

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

49. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

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