Pulmonology

1. Viral pneumonia may have:

2. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

4. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

5. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

7. Decreased vital capacity and decreased lung volume are common in:

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

9. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

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

13. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

16. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

18. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

19. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

20. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

21. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

23. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

24. Which is false regarding emphysema?

25. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

26. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

27. Brassy cough is seen in:

28. The blood level of theophylline is diminished in associated:

29. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

33. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

34. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

35. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

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

40. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

42. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

44. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

45. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

46. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

49. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

50. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is: