Pulmonology

1. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

2. The commonest sign of aspiration pneumonia is:

3. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

5. Which is false regarding emphysema?

6. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

7. alpha-fetoprotein concentration in blood is raised in all except:

8. The most predominant infective agent of the respiratory tract in cystic fibrosis is:

9. Orthodeoxia is characteristic of:

10. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

11. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

12. Bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy, ankle arthritis and erythema nodosum in sarcoidosis is known as:

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

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

15. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

16. All of the following are complicated by cyanosis except:

17. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

20. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

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

23. Asbestosis is not related to:

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

25. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

26. Investigation of the highest diagnostic efficacy in acute pulmonary thromboembolism is:

27. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

29. Bradypnoea is associated with:

30. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

31. Hypercarbia is associated with:

32. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

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

34. Clubbing is present in all except:

35. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

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

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

38. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

40. Stridor is characteristically found in:

41. Chest X-ray shows miliary mottling in all except:

42. Pulmonary fibrosis is not produced by:

43. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

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

46. The cranial nerve most commonly affected in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

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

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