Pulmonology

1. Which of the following is not a neurological paraneoplastic syndrome of bronchogenic carcinoma?

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

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

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

5. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

6. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

8. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

9. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

11. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

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

14. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except:

15. In pleural effusion, impaired transport of glucose into the pleural space is found in:

16. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

17. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

18. Laennec’s pearls and Curschmann’s spirals in sputum are characteristically seen in:

19. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

21. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

22. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

23. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

24. Stridor is characteristically found in:

25. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

27. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

29. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

30. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

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

34. All of the following are allergic reactions to tuberculosis except:

35. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

36. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

37. Emphysema is associated with all except:

38. Bradypnoea is associated with:

39. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

41. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

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

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

45. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

46. Viral pneumonia may have:

47. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

50. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in: