Pulmonology

1. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

2. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

3. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

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

6. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

7. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

9. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

10. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

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

14. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

15. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

16. In performing a chest X-ray (PA view), the tube-film distance should be:

17. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

18. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

20. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

23. Viral pneumonia may have:

24. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

25. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

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

27. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

28. Low-dose aspirin is contraindicated in all except:

29. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

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

33. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

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

36. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

37. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

38. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

40. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

41. Which of the following is not on the list of bedside severity assessments of bronchial asthma?

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

43. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

44. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

45. Asbestosis is not related to:

46. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

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

49. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

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