FINAL EXAM
JUNE 2015
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NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
TUBERCULOSIS & RESPIRATORY DISEASES / PULMONARY MEDICINE
PAPER - IV
Time : 3 hours
Max. Marks : 100
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Important instructions:
- Attempt all questions in order.
- 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.
- Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between two answers.
- Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
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Write short notes on:
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- a) What is virtual bronchoscopy? 4+(3+3)
b) Clinical utility and limitations of virtual bronchoscopy. - Principles, advantages and disadvantages of high frequency ventilation. 4+3+3
- Indications, technique and complications of bronchoprovocation tests. 4+4+2
- Role of bronchoalveolar lavage for the diagnosis and treatment of interstitial lung diseases. 4+6
- a) Principles of endobronchial ultrasound (EBUS). 4+6
b) Role of EBUS in diagnosis of respiratory disorder. - Medical thoracoscopy: 10
- Current management of patients with septic shock. 10
- Role of high-intensity non-invasive ventilation (NIV) in the long term management of COPD. 10
- a) Causes of non-resolving pneumonia. 5+5
b) How will you investigate such a case? - Etiology, clinical features, radiological features and management of primary spontaneous pneumo-mediastinum. 2+2+3+3
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POSSESSION / USE OF CELL PHONES IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE EXAMINATION HALL.
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