Pulmonology

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

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

3. The commonest cause of respiratory failure is:

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

5. Stridor is characteristically found in:

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

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

8. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis is due to:

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

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

11. Commonest cause of haemoptysis worldwide is:

12. Clubbing is present in all except:

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

14. Alpha1-antitrypsin deficiency PiZZ type has predominant:

15. Classic dermatological manifestation of chronic sarcoidosis is:

16. A high amylase in pleural fluid is found in all except

17. Physiologic dead space is increased in all except:

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

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

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

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

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

23. Characteristic body in sarcoidosis is:

1.  B.
2.  D. Schaumann bodies

24. Bilateral parotid enlargement is seen in all except:

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

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

27. Rib notching exclusively in the lower border is seen in:

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

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

30. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) occurs in:

31. Crepitations uninfluenced by coughing are found in:

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

33. Thymoma may be associated with all except:

34. The commonest middle mediastinal mass is:

35. The commonest cause of death in sarcoidosis is:

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

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

38. Which of the following drugs is not used in acute asthma?

39. Pulmonary fibrosis is commonly due to complications of:

40. Bradypnoea is associated with:

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

42. Pneumatocele is found in pneumonia caused by:

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

44. Characteristics of Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia are all except:

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

46. Which of the following is used to treat cystic fibrosis?

47. Exposure to rodents may be associated with pneumonia caused by:

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

49. Therapy in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis includes all except:

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