Pulmonology

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

2. The commonest cause of acute cor pulmonale is:

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

4. The commonest benign pulmonary neoplasm is:

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

6. Mantoux test may be negative in all except:

7. Asbestosis is not related to:

8. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

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

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

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

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

13. Commonest cause of hypertrophic osteoarthropathy is:

14. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

15. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

16. Hemorrhagic pleural effusion is not characteristic of:

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

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

19. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

21. ‘Primary’ spontaneous pneumothorax is associated with:

22. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

23. The lower part of right border of cardiac silhouette in a chest X-ray (PA view) is usually formed by:

24. All are true in pneumomediastinum except:

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

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

27. Clubbing is present in all except:

28. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

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

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

31. All are causes of pseudoclubbing except:

32. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

33. In lobar pneumonia, which is not true?

34. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

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

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

37. A bronchial adenoma is most commonly presented as:

38. A characteristic feature of pulmonary hypertension does not include:

39. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

40. Loss of Traube’s space tympanicity is found in all except:

41. The drug of choice in high-altitude pulmonary oedema is:

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

43. Malt worker’s lung is caused by:

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

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

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

47. Asbestosis may be complicated by all except:

48. Which variety of lung carcinoma is most commonly associated with hypercalcaemia?

49. Which is an example of exudative pleural effusion?

50. Thymoma may be associated with all except: