Pulmonology

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

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

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

4. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

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

6. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

8. Asbestosis is not related to:

9. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

18. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

20. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

21. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

22. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

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

24. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

25. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

27. Hypercarbia is associated with:

28. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

29. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

30. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

32. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

35. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

36. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

38. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

40. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

41. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

42. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

43. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

44. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

46. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

48. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

50. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies