Pulmonology

1. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

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

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

5. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

6. The most reliable symptom of acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

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

8. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

9. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

10. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

11. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

13. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

14. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

15. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

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

19. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

21. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

22. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

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

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

26. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

27. Stridor is characteristically found in:

28. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

29. Emphysema is associated with all except:

30. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

32. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

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

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

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

37. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

39. Which of the following does not belong to the triad of symptomatic bronchial asthma?

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

41. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

42. Which of the following is not responsible for the development of interstitial lung disease?

43. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

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

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

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

48. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

49. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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