Pulmonology

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

2. Expectoration of chalky sediments with gritty particles are diagnostic of:

3. Which of the following is not a neurological paraneoplastic syndrome of bronchogenic carcinoma?

4. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

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

6. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

7. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

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

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

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

12. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

14. Hypercarbia is associated with:

15. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

16. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

17. Brassy cough is seen in:

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

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

20. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

21. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

22. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

23. Which is not manifested as a cavitary lung lesion?

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

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

26. Asbestosis is not related to:

27. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

28. Diffuse alveolar haemorrhage may be an immune reaction to all undermentioned drugs except:

29. Reduced compliance of lung is seen in all except:

30. Which is false regarding emphysema?

31. In chronic bronchitis, the Reid index should be:

32. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

33. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

34. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

36. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

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

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

40. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

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

42. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

43. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

44. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

45. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

46. All of the following are restrictive lung diseases except:

47. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

48. Which is not a part of ‘Kartagener’s syndrome’?

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

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