Download DNB 2015 Dec PHYSICAL MEDICINE AND REHABILITATION I Question Paper

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FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2015

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Time : 3 hours
Max. Marks : 100

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Important instructions:

1. Attempt all questions in order.
2. Each question carries 10 marks.
3. Read the question carefully and answer to the point neatly and legibly.
4. Do not leave any blank pages between two answers.

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5. Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space.
6. Answer all the parts of a single question together.
7. Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
8. Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.

Write short notes on:

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1. Adverse effects of immobility on the body. 10
2. What is Cobb’s angle? How is it measured? What are the 2+4+4
   implications of Cobb’s angle on the management of the
   patient?
3. What is DEXA scanning? How is it interpreted? How does it 2+4+4
   

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   compare with other methods of evaluation of osteoporosis?
4. Enumerate the drugs used in gout. Write their doses and side 2+8
   effects.
5. Functions of hand. 10
6. Patho-physiology of carpal tunnel syndrome and its 5+5
   

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   conservative treatment.
7. a) Vascular response to heat and cold. 5+5
   b) Its indications/contraindications in PMR.
8. a) Pain pathway. 5+5
   b) Principle of TENS.

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9. Motor unit action potential 10
10. Role of muscles in scapular stabilization. 5+5

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