Pulmonology

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

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

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

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

5. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

7. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

8. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

9. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

11. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

14. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

15. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

16. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

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

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

19. Clubbing is present in all except:

20. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

21. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

22. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

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

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

25. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

26. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

27. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

28. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

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

30. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

31. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

33. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

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

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

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

38. Brassy cough is seen in:

39. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

40. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

41. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

43. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

44. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

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

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

48. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

49. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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