Pulmonology

1. ‘Monday dyspnea’ is classically described in:

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

3. Which of the following is false regarding ‘ageing’?

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

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

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

7. Calcification of pleura is not seen in:

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

9. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

11. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy is seen in all except:

12. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

13. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

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

15. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

16. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

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

18. Acute pulmonary oedema may develop after consumption of all except:

19. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

20. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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

22. Scar carcinoma of the lung is:

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

24. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

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

27. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

35. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

36. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

38. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

39. Lung abscess is not a complication of:

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

41. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

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

44. Farmer’s lung is caused by:

45. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

46. All are features of hypercapnia except:

47. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

49. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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