Pulmonology

1. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

2. Which of the following can be used as Bosentan (endothelin antagonist) analogue in pulmonary hypertension?

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

4. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

5. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

6. Hypercarbia is associated with:

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

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

9. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

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

12. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

13. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

14. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

15. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

16. Which is not manifested as a cavitary lung lesion?

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

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

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

20. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

22. A patient with hemoptysis and having a depressed bridge of the nose points towards:

23. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

24. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

25. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

26. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

27. Broncholithiasis is usually a late complication of some infections; which does not fall in this group?

28. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

30. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

32. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

33. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

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

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

38. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

39. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

41. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

42. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

43. All of the following drugs may produce fibrosing alveolitis except:

44. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

46. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

48. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

49. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

50. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is: