Pulmonology

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

2. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

3. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

4. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

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

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

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

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

10. All are commonly seen in Legionella pneumophilia-induced pneumonia except:

11. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

13. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

15. Which of the following is not a bedside feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

17. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

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

19. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

21. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

22. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

23. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

24. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

25. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

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

29. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

31. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

34. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

35. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

37. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

40. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

42. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

44. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

45. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

46. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

48. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

49. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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