Pulmonology

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

2. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

3. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

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

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

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

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

9. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

10. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

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

12. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

13. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

14. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

16. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

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

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

19. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

20. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

22. Decreased vital capacity and decreased lung volume are common in:

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

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

25. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

27. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

28. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

29. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

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

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

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

34. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

35. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

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

37. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

38. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

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

40. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

41. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

42. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

45. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

47. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

48. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

49. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

50. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is: