Pulmonology

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

2. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

3. Viral pneumonia may have:

4. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

5. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

6. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

7. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

8. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

9. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

10. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

11. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

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

14. Bradypnoea is associated with:

15. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

16. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

17. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

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

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

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

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

23. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

25. Hypercarbia is associated with:

26. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

27. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

28. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

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

31. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

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

34. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

35. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

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

37. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

39. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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

42. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

43. A high amylase in pleural fluid is found in all except

44. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

45. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

46. Which of the following is false in restrictive lung disease?

47. Diminished glucose in pleural fluid is seen in all except:

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

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

50. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except: