Pulmonology

1. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

3. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

4. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

5. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

7. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

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

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

12. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

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

15. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

16. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

17. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

18. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

19. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

20. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

21. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

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

24. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

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

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

27. Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) level is increased in all except:

28. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

30. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

31. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

32. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

34. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

36. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

37. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

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

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

42. Which one of the following is not a paraneoplastic syndrome in bronchogenic carcinoma?

43. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

44. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

46. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

47. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

48. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

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