Pulmonology

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

2. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

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

5. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

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

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

8. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

9. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

12. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

14. Which of the following is false regarding Pickwickian syndrome?

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

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

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

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

19. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

21. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

22. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

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

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

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

27. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

28. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

29. Which of the following is not a recognised ocular complication of sarcoidosis?

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

31. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

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

34. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

35. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

36. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

37. Which of the following is not on the list of bedside severity assessments of bronchial asthma?

38. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

39. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

40. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

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

44. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

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

47. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

48. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

49. A high amylase in pleural fluid is found in all except

50. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?