Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

6. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

9. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

10. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

13. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

15. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

17. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

18. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

20. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

21. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

22. All are features of hypercapnia except:

23. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

24. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

25. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

26. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

28. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

29. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

31. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

34. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

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

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

39. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

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

41. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

42. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

43. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

45. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

46. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

47. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

48. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

49. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

50. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except: