Download DNB 2015 Dec GENERAL MEDICINE I B Question Paper

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FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS

DECEMBER 2015

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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) Basic principles of screening. 5
   b) Uses and abuses of screening tests? 5
2. A 28 year-old man presents with 10 kg unintentional weight loss, over three months.
   a) What are the likely etiologies? 5
   

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   b) How would you investigate this patient? 5
3. A 35-year-old woman presents with acute fever and macular rash.
   a) What are the likely etiologies? 5
   b) Laboratory tests to arrive at diagnosis. 5
4. Clinical features, diagnostic tests and treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis. 3+3+4

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5. Clinical features, diagnostic evaluation and therapy of thyrotoxicosis. 4+3+3

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