Pulmonology

1. Which is not a recognized complication of cystic fibrosis?

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

3. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

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

5. Haemoptysis following acute pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea is characteristic of:

6. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

7. Which is not a known consequence of asbestosis?

8. Elastic recoil of the lung is severely diminished in:

9. Clubbing is present in all except:

10. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

12. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

14. Bronchoscopy was first described by:

15. All of the following commonly affects the upper zone of the lung in chest X-ray except:

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

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

18. Diffusing capacity of the lung at rest is:

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

20. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

21. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

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

23. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

25. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

26. The most common organism causing pneumonia during mechanical ventilation in the first 4 days of hospitalization is:

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

28. Which of the following is not a recognised ocular complication of sarcoidosis?

29. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is indicated in all except:

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

31. Which of the following antituberculosis drugs should be completely avoided during pregnancy?

32. Regarding hypoventilation, all are true except:

33. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

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

35. FEV1/FVC is decreased in:

36. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

38. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

40. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

48. Which is false regarding emphysema?

49. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

50. The earliest sign of clubbing is: