Pulmonology

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

2. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

3. Nocturnal cough is classically found in all except:

4. Predominantly left-sided pleural effusion is seen in:

5. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

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

9. The risk factor for acquiring tuberculosis is maximum in:

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

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

12. The commonest histologic variety of bronchogenic carcinoma is:

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

14. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

15. The earliest sign of clubbing is:

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

17. The commonest cause of superior mediastinal syndrome is:

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

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

20. Bradypnoea is associated with:

21. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

22. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

23. Haemorrhagic pleural effusion may be seen in:

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

25. All are features of hypercapnia except:

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

27. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

28. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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

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

31. Brassy cough is seen in:

32. The commonest posterior mediastinal tumour is:

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

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

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

36. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

37. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

38. Which is the commonest complication of hyperbaric oxygen therapy?

39. Bronchopleural fistula is commonly due to:

40. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

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

42. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

43. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

45. Bilateral hyper translucency in chest X-ray (PA view) is seen in all except:

46. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

47. Clubbing occurs earliest with:

48. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

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

50. Low voltage in ECG is seen in: