Pulmonology

1. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

2. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

4. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

5. Bradypnoea is associated with:

6. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

8. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

9. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

12. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

13. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

14. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

16. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

17. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

18. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

19. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

21. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

22. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

23. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

26. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

27. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

29. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

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

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

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

34. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

36. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

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

40. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

42. Asbestosis is not related to:

43. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

44. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

48. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

50. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of: