Download DNB 2016 Dec GENERAL MEDICINE PAPER 1 B Question Paper

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FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS

DECEMBER 2016

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GENERAL MEDICINE

PAPER - I

Please read carefully the important instructions mentioned on Page ‘1’

Answers to questions of Part ‘A’ and Part ‘B’ are to be strictly attempted in separate answer sheet(s) and the main + supplementary answer sheet(s) used for each part must be tagged separately.

Answers to questions of Part ‘A’ attempted in answer sheet(s) of Part ‘B’ or vice versa shall not be evaluated.

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PART B

1. a) What is neuroleptic malignant syndrome? 2+3+5
   b) What are its predisposing risk factors?
   c) How will you manage such a patient?
2. a) Outline the iron metabolism in the body. 4+3+3
   

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   b) Diagnosis of Iron deficiency.
   c) Complications of Iron therapy?
3. a) Define obesity. 1+3+6
   b) Etiology/risk factors for morbid obesity.
   c) Medical management of morbid obesity.

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4. a) Define hyponatremia. 1+4+5
   b) Enumerate the causes of hyponatremia:
   c) Clinical features of hyponatremia.
5. a) Enumerate the causes of hypercalcemia. 4+6
   b) Management of hypercalcemia.

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POSSESSION / USE OF CELL PHONES IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.