Pulmonology

1. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

2. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

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

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

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

7. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

8. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

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

10. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

11. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

13. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

14. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

15. Which variety of lung carcinoma is most commonly associated with hypercalcaemia?

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

17. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

19. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

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

21. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

23. Which is false regarding emphysema?

24. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

27. All are features of hypercapnia except:

28. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

29. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

31. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

32. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

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

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

37. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

38. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

41. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

44. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

45. Viral pneumonia may have:

46. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

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

50. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of: