Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. Eggshell calcification in chest X-ray is characteristic of:

5. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

6. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

8. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

9. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

11. Which of the following is false in restrictive lung disease?

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

13. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

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

15. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

16. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

17. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

20. Brassy cough is seen in:

21. Emphysema is associated with all except:

22. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

23. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

24. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

26. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

27. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

28. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

29. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

30. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

31. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

32. Which is false regarding emphysema?

33. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

34. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

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

38. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

39. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

40. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

42. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

43. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

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

46. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

47. In allergic asthma, the most important mediator for pathogenesis is:

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

49. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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