Pulmonology

1. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

3. Which is false regarding emphysema?

4. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

5. Viral pneumonia may have:

6. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

7. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

8. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

9. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

10. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

11. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

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

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

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

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

17. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

19. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

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

22. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

24. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

25. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

27. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

28. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

30. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

31. Emphysema is associated with all except:

32. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

33. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

34. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

36. Predominantly left-sided pleural effusion is seen in:

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

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

39. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

42. Expectoration of chalky sediments with gritty particles are diagnostic of:

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

44. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

45. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

47. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

50. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to: