Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

3. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

4. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

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

6. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

7. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

9. Viral pneumonia may have:

10. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

11. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

12. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

13. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

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

15. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

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

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

20. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

22. Brassy cough is seen in:

23. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

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

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

26. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

27. Which is not a recognized complication of cystic fibrosis?

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

29. The dose of which antituberculous drug need not be reduced in severe renal failure?

30. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

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

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

33. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

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

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

36. The cranial nerve most commonly affected in sarcoidosis is:

37. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

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

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

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

42. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

43. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

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

45. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

46. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

50. Low voltage in ECG is seen in: