Pulmonology

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

2. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

3. Low voltage in ECG is seen in:

4. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

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

6. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

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

9. Which of the following is correct in type II respiratory failure?

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

11. Regarding diaphragmatic palsy, which is false?

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

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

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

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

16. Haemoptysis is characteristically seen in all except:

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

18. Lovibond’ s angle is approximately:

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

20. Stridor is not a manifestation of:

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

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

23. Amphoric breath sound is found in:

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

25. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

26. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

27. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

28. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

29. Which is false regarding transudative pleural effusion?

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

31. Bronchoalveolar lavage is indicated in the evaluation of:

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

33. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

34. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

35. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

36. Cryptogenic fibrosing alveolitis may be associated with all except:

37. Emphysema is associated with all except:

38. Which of the following is not an example of hypersensitivity pneumonitis?

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

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

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

42. Hysterical hyperventilation may be manifested by all except:

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

44. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

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

47. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

48. Reactivation of pulmonary tuberculosis is due to:

49. Exudative pleural effusion is characteristic of:

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