Pulmonology

1. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

2. Which of the following is false regarding Pickwickian syndrome?

3. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

5. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

6. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

9. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

10. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

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

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

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

15. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

16. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

17. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

18. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

19. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

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

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

23. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

24. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

25. Viral pneumonia may have:

26. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

28. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

29. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

30. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

31. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

33. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

34. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

36. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

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

39. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

40. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

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

42. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

45. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

46. “Creola bodies” in sputum are pathognomonic of:

47. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

49. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

50. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be: