Pulmonology

1. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

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

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

6. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

8. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

11. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

12. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

13. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

14. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

15. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

16. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

17. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

18. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

19. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

21. Which of the following is false regarding primary pulmonary hypertension?

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

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

24. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

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

26. Diminished glucose in pleural fluid is seen in all except:

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

28. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

29. All are features of hypercapnia except:

30. Asbestosis is not related to:

31. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

32. Acute lung injury (ARDS) should be differentiated from:

33. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

35. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

37. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

38. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

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

42. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

44. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

45. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

48. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

49. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

50. Which is false regarding emphysema?