Pulmonology

1. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

3. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

5. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

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

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

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

10. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

11. Which is false regarding emphysema?

12. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

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

15. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

16. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

17. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

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

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

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

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

22. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

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

24. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

25. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

26. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

28. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

31. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

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

33. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

35. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

36. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

38. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

39. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

41. Drug-induced eosinophilic pneumonia is caused by all except:

42. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

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

45. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

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

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

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

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