Pulmonology

1. Which one of the following is false in silicosis?

2. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

4. The upper border of liver dullness is elevated in all except:

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

6. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

7. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

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

9. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

10. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

11. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

13. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

15. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

16. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

17. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

19. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

20. A high amylase in pleural fluid is found in all except

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

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

23. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

25. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

26. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

27. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

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

29. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

30. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

31. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

32. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

33. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

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

36. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

37. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

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

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

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

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

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

44. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

45. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

46. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

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

49. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

50. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by: