Pulmonology

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

2. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

4. Brassy cough is seen in:

5. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

7. Monophonic rhonchi are classically found in:

8. Chronic respiratory failure is not seen in:

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

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

11. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

12. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

14. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

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

17. Emphysema is associated with all except:

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

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

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

21. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

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

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

25. A large number of eosinophils in the sputum is diagnostic of:

26. This is true in a predominant “blue bloater”?

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

28. In lobar pneumonia, which of the following is true in arterial blood?

29. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

30. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

31. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

32. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

34. Impairment of oxygen diffusion is seen in all except:

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

36. All of the following may aggravate bronchial asthma except:

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

38. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

39. Hepatopulmonary syndrome is characterised by all except:

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

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

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

43. Bradypnoea is associated with:

44. All are features of hypercapnia except:

45. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

46. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

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

48. Melanoptysis (black sputum) is seen in:

49. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

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