Download DNB 2016 Dec PULMONARY MEDICINE PAPER 4 Question Paper

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FINAL EXAM

DECEMBER 2016

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TUBERCULOSIS & RESPIRATORY DISEASES/PULMONARY MEDICINE

Time: 3 hours

Max. Marks : 100

Important instructions:

• Attempt all questions in order.

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• Each question carries 10 marks.
• 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.

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• Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
• Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.

PAPER - IV

NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS

RPD/D/16/42/IV

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Write short notes on:

1. a) Flow volume loops. (5+5)
   b) Bronchoprovocation test.
2. Enumerate causes of difficulty in weaning from mechanical ventilation. (3+7)
   Management of such a case

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3. Per-cutaneous tracheostomy — Indications & technique. (5+5)
4. Bronchial thermoplasty — Principles & advantages. (5+5)
5. Role of e-cigarettes in smoking cessation. (5+5)
6. Renal replacement therapy in ICU. (5+5)
7. Assessment of technical quality of X-ray chest. (5+5)

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8. Transbronchial lung biopsy - Technique. (5+5)
9. Medical thoracoscopy — Indications & technique. (10)
10. a) Endobronchial ultrasound - Technique. (5+5)
    b) Actigraphy.
11. Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenator (ECMO).

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12. Palliative therapy in lung cancer.
13. HRCT of thorax: Advantages & limitations as compared to conventional contrast enhanced CT.
14. Role of tumour markers in the treatment of lung cancer.
15. Recent WHO classification for lung cancer pathology and its implications on treatment.
16. Role of bronchoalveolar lavage in clinical practice and research.

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