Pulmonology

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

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

3. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

4. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

5. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

6. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

7. Bradypnoea is associated with:

8. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

10. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

12. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

13. Diminished glucose in pleural fluid is seen in all except:

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

15. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

16. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

18. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

20. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

21. Which of the following is not associated with interstitial lung disease?

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

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

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

25. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

26. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

27. Which opportunistic organism commonly affects patients of pulmonary alveolar proteinosis?

28. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

29. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

30. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

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

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

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

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

36. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

37. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

38. Viral pneumonia may have:

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

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

41. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

42. The blood level of theophylline is diminished in associated:

43. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

44. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

46. Stridor is characteristically found in:

47. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

48. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

50. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except: