DNB Pediatrics Theory Question Paper June 2019

DNB theory question paper for final exam held by National Board of Examination in June 2019 .

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Paper1

Write short notes on:

PART A

1. a) What are the components of hemostatic process? Illustrate the clotting cascade.
   b) What is Kangaroo mother care and enumerate its advantages? 5+5
2. a) Role of IV immunoglobulins in pediatric practice.
   b) Classification of adverse event following immunization (AEFI). 5+5
3. a) Pathophysiology and treatment of cyanotic spell.
   b) What are the signs of liver cell failure and their pathophysiology? 5+5
4. a) What are the causes of metabolic acidosis?
   b) World Health organization guidelines for breastfeeding in a baby born to HIV positive mother. 5+5
5. a) Steps in planning a randomized controlled trial.
   b) Calculation of alveolar-arterial oxygen gradient and its role in diagnosis of lung diseases. 5+5

PART B

6. a) Management of child when suspected of being child abused.
   b) What are safe injection practices? 5+5
7. a) Pathophysiology of hypovolemic shock.
   b) Principles of newer diagnostic tests in tuberculosis. 5+5
8. a) What is RBSK? Enumerate its components.
   b) Approach to inborn errors of metabolism. 5+5
9. a) Enumerate the criteria of discharge of low birth weight baby from SCNU (Special Care Newborn Unit).
   b) Recent National Malaria Management Guidelines. 5+5
10. a) Pathway for CSF circulation and common causes of obstructive hydrocephalus.
    b) Current WHO guidelines for AFP surveillance. 5+5

Paper 2

Write short notes on:

PART A

1. a) Diagnosis and treatment of Henoch Schōnlein purpura.
   b) Enumerate the indications and technique of surfactant therapy for neonates. 5+5
2. a) Clinical presentation and management of Wilms’ tumor
   b) IYCF (infant young and child feeding) strategy. 5+5
3. a) Diagnosis of autoimmune encephalitis.
   b) Role of Sildenafil Citrate in newborn practice. 5+5
4. a) Define epilepsy. How are seizures classified?
   b) Management of aplastic anemia. (2+3)+5
5. a) Components of cold chain for immunization in a hospital setting and its monitoring.
   b) Diagnostic criteria for autism. 5+5

PART B

6. a) Minimal enteral nutrition for low birth weight babies.
   b) Nutrition recovery syndrome in severe acute malnutrition (SAM) child. 5+5
7. a) National Neonatal Screening Program.
   b) Medical management of nutritional rickets. 5+5
8. a) Nutritional requirements of preterm babies.
   b) Chelation therapy in thalassemia. 5+5
9. a) Approach to a child with global developmental delay.
   b) Typhoid vaccines 5+5
10. a) Monitoring in infant born to diabetic mother.
    b) Management for a 5-year old child presenting with first episode of hematuria. 5+5

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Paper 3

Write short notes on:

PART A

1. a) Fluid therapy in dengue hemorrhagic fever.
   b) Anti-retroviral therapy in pediatric HIV/AIDS as per NACO guideline. 5+5
2. a) Diagnosis of celiac diseases in children.
   b) Diagnosis and management in a child with megaloblastic anemia. 5+5
3. a) Management of organophosphorus poisoning.
   b) Substance abuse in adolescents. 5+5
4. a) Genetic counseling in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
   b) Management of child having attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. 5+5
5. a) Indications and advantages of clinical exome sequencing.
   b) Approach to a child with short stature. 5+5

PART B

6. a) Diagnosis and treatment of cystic fibrosis in children.
   b) Ophthalmic findings in inborn errors of metabolism. 5+5
7. a) Differential diagnosis and treatment modalities in dilated cardiomyopathy.
   b) Differential diagnosis of cholestatic jaundice with onset in first month of life. 5+5
8. a) Management of bronchiolitis.
   b) Management of supraventricular tachycardia (SVT). 5+5
9. a) Management of a child with hyponatremia.
   b) Screening and diagnosis of hearing loss. 5+5
10. a) Principles of treatment of diabetes mellitus at home.
    b) Role of anti-secretory drugs in diarrhea. 5+5

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