Pulmonology

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

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

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

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

5. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

6. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

7. Which is false regarding emphysema?

8. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

9. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

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

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

13. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

15. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

17. Hypercarbia is associated with:

18. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

19. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

20. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

22. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

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

24. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

25. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

26. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

27. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

28. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

29. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

31. Bradypnoea is associated with:

32. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

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

34. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

35. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

37. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

38. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

40. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

42. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

43. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

44. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

45. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

46. ‘Closing volume’ of the lung is increased in:

47. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

48. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

50. All are features of hypercapnia except: