Pulmonology

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

2. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

3. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

7. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

8. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

9. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

10. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

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

13. Acute lung injury (ARDS) should be differentiated from:

14. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

15. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

16. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

17. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

18. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

19. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

21. Farmers’ lung is caused by:

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

23. Bilateral pleural effusion is commonly seen in:

24. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

25. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

27. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

29. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

31. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

32. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

34. Restriction of bilateral chest movement is found in all except:

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

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

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

38. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

39. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

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

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

42. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

43. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

44. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

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

47. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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

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

50. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies