Pulmonology

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

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

3. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

6. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

7. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

9. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

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

11. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

12. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

14. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

16. Which of the following is not common in primary pulmonary tuberculosis?

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

18. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

19. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

20. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

22. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

24. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

26. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

28. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

38. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

39. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

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

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

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

44. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

46. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

47. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

49. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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