Pulmonology

1. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

4. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

5. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

6. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

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

9. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

10. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

12. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

15. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

16. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

17. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

20. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

22. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

24. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

25. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

26. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

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

28. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

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

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

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

33. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

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

35. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

36. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

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

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

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

40. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

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

44. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

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

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

48. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

49. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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