Pulmonology

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

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

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

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

5. Which of the following drugs may produce pleural effusion?

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

7. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

8. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

9. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

11. P-pulmonale in ECG is seen in:

12. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

14. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

15. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

16. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

18. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

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

21. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

23. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

24. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

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

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

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

29. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

30. Pink, frothy and profuse sputum is seen in:

31. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

32. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

33. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

35. All are features of hypercapnia except:

36. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

37. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

38. Predominantly left-sided pleural effusion is seen in:

39. Which of the following is false regarding Pickwickian syndrome?

40. Stridor is characteristically found in:

41. Which is false regarding emphysema?

42. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

44. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

45. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

47. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

48. Hypercarbia is associated with:

49. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

50. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except: