Pulmonology

1. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

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

4. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

5. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

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

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

8. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

10. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

11. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

12. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

13. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

14. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

15. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

16. The next step in a patient with haemoptysis with a non-conclusive chest X-ray is:

17. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

19. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

20. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

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

22. Haemoptysis following acute pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea is characteristic of:

23. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

25. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

26. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

27. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except:

28. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

29. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

30. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

32. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

33. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

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

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

37. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

38. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

39. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

40. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

42. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

43. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

44. Which is false regarding emphysema?

45. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

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

48. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

49. Viral pneumonia may have:

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