Download DNB 2017 Dec RPD RPD Paper I Question Paper

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DECEMBER 2017

RESPIRATORY DISEASES

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PAPER - I

Time : 3 hours RPD/D/17/D/42/1 Max. Marks :100

Important instructions:

• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.

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• Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
• 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.

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• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.

Write short notes on:

1. a) Structure of surfactant proteins. 2+5+3
   b) Functions of surfactant proteins.
   c) Regulation of surfactant production.

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2. a) Oxygen dissociation curve. 5+3+2
   b) Alteration of oxygen affinity.
   c) Bohr Effect.
3. a) Diffusion capacity of carbon monoxide (DLCO). 5+5
   b) Factors influencing diffusion capacity.

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4. a) Respiratory contribution to acid-base balance. 5+3+2
   b) Base excess and base deficit
   c) Hyperchloraemic acidosis.
5. a) Morphology of emphysema. 5+5
   b) Risk factors for COPD.

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6. a) Cells of the immune system in asthma. 5+5
   b) Molecular mediators in asthma.
7. a) Aerosol delivery during invasive mechanical ventilation. 5+5
   b) Pulmonary toxicities associated with anti-rheumatic and anti-inflammatory drugs.
8. a) Physiologic changes in respiratory system in pregnancy. 6+4
   

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   b) Sleep disordered breathing and pregnancy.
9. a) Clinical and molecular characteristics of lung cancer in smokers and non smokers. 5+5
   b) EGFR mutations in non-small cell lung cancer.
10. Research design. 2+3+2+3
    a)
    

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    b) Observational study.
    c) Meta analysis.
    d) Cohort Study.

POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.

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