Pulmonology

1. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

2. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

3. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

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

6. Clubbing is present in all except:

7. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

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

10. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

11. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

12. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

15. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

16. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

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

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

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

20. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

22. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

25. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

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

28. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

31. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

32. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

33. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

34. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

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

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

38. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

39. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

40. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

42. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

43. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

44. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

45. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

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

47. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

48. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

49. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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