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FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
PAPER ? |
Time : 3 hours RPD/D/17/D/42/I
Max. Marks : 100
Important instructions:
Attempt all questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Flead the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and Iegibly.
Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.
Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
Answer all the parts of a single question together.
Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two
answers.
0 Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. a) Structure of surfactant proteins. 2+5+3
b) Functions of surfactant proteins.
0) Regulation of surfactant production.
2. a) Oxygen dissociation curve. 5+3+2
) Alteration of oxygen affinity.
c) Bohr Effect.
3. a) Diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO). 5+5
b) Factors influencing diffusion capacity.
4. a) Respiratory contribution to acid?base balance. 5+3+2
Base excess and base deficit
Hyperchloraemic acidosis.
5. a) Morphology of emphysema. 5+5
b) Riskfactors for COPD.
6. a) Cells of the immune system in asthma. 5+5
b) Molecular mediators in asthma.
7. a) Aerosol delivery during invasive mechanical 5+5
ventilation.
b) Pulmonary toxicities associated with anti-rheumatic
and anti?inflammatory drugs.
8. a) Physiologic changes in respiratory system in 6+4
pregnancy.
b) Sleep disordered breathing and pregnancy.
9. a) Clinical and molecular characteristics of lung cancer in 5+5
smokers and non smokers.
b) EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer. P.T.O.
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POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.

FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017
RESPIRATORY DISEASES
PAPER ? |
10. a) Research design. 2+3+2+3
b) Observationalstudy.
0) Meta analysis.
d) CohortStudy.
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POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.