Pulmonology

1. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

2. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

3. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

4. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

6. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

7. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

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

10. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

11. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

12. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

13. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

14. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

15. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

17. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

19. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

20. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

21. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

23. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

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

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

27. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

28. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

29. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

31. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

33. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

34. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

35. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

37. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

39. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

40. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

42. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

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

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

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

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

47. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

49. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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