Pulmonology

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

2. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

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

4. Emphysema is associated with all except:

5. Which of the following is false regarding indications of hospitalization in pneumonia?

6. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

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

8. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

9. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

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

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

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

15. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

17. The upper border of liver dullness is elevated in all except:

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

19. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

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

22. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

24. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

25. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

26. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

28. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

30. Which of the following is not on the list of bedside severity assessments of bronchial asthma?

31. The next step in a patient with haemoptysis with a non-conclusive chest X-ray is:

32. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

34. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

36. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

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

38. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

40. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

41. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

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

43. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

44. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

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

48. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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