Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

4. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

6. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

7. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

8. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

9. Hypercarbia is associated with:

10. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

11. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

12. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

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

15. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

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

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

18. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

19. Viral pneumonia may have:

20. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

22. Asbestosis is not related to:

23. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

25. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

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

27. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

29. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

30. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

32. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

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

34. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

37. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

38. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

39. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

42. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

43. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

44. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

46. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

47. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

48. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

49. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

50. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is: