Pulmonology

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

2. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

3. Which of the following is a sex-linked disease?

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

5. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

6. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

7. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

8. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

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

12. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

14. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

15. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

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

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

19. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

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

21. Silo-filler’s disease is the inhalation of:

22. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

24. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

25. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

26. Which is false regarding emphysema?

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

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

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

30. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

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

32. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

34. A characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension does not include:

35. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

37. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

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

40. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

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

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

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

45. The dome of the diaphragm is elevated in:

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

47. Caplan’s syndrome is coal worker’s pneumoconiosis associated with:

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

49. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

50. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is: