Pulmonology

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

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

3. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

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

6. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

8. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

9. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

10. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

13. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

14. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

15. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

16. Which of the following is not a recognised feature of fibrosing alveolitis?

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

18. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

20. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

21. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

22. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

24. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

25. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

26. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

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

28. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

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

30. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

31. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

32. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

33. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

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

37. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

40. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

41. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

42. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

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

46. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

48. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

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