Download Diplomate of National Board (DNB) 2020 December PhysIcal MedIcIne And RehabIlItatIon Paper III Question Paper
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2020
PHYSICAL MEDICINE & REHABILITATION
PAPER-III
Time: 3 hours
PMR/D/20/35/III
Max. Marks:100
Important Instructions:
You are provided with 5 answer sheet booklets. Each individual answer sheet booklet consists
of 10 pages excluding the covering jackets.
Answers to all the questions must be attempted within these 5 answer sheet booklets which
must be later tagged together at the end of the exam.
No additional supplementary answer sheet booklet will be provided.
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.
Write short notes on:
1. Clinical presentation, gait deviations and management of spastic diplegia.
3+3+4
2. How will you evaluate and treat a patient with cervicobrachial neuralgia.
10
3. Describe communication disorders in stroke and their rehabilitation.
10
4. Rehabilitation in chronic heart failure.
10
5. Explain Body Mass Index. Describe the management of obesity in a
4+6
middle aged lady.
6. Role of Physiatrists in the palliative care of patients with late stage cancer.
10
7. Role of brain plasticity in neurorehabilitation and the various agents used
10
to enhance brain plasticity.
8. Role of hand splints in various medical conditions.
10
9. Role of exercises in chronic low back pain as relevant to the cause of the
10
pain.
10. Management of osteoporosis in PMR OPD.
10
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POSSESSION/USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
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