Download DNB 2020 December Rural Surgery Paper IV Question Paper

Download Diplomate of National Board (DNB) 2020 December Rural Surgery Paper IV Question Paper

FINAL EXAM
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2020
RURAL SURGERY
PAPER-IV

Time: 3 hours
RURAL/D/20/44/IV
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. How do you resuscitate and monitor a patient presenting with
5+5
hypovolaemic shock? Briefly discuss indications and complications of
blood transfusion.
2. How will you manage an acute lacerated wound sustained on left
10
forearm, with exposure of elbow joint (without fracture) in a road traffic
accident?
3. a) Cervical spine protection in a polytrauma patient.
5+5
b) Markers for non-accidental injury in a child.
4. a) Glasgow coma score.
5+5
b) Guidelines for doing CT scan in head injury.
5. Briefly discuss various methods used for stabilizing a long bone.
10
fracture giving their advantages and disadvantages.
6. Diagnosis and management of:
5+5
a) Acute fracture distal end of radius.
b) Chronic Achilles tendon rupture.
7. a) Cauda equina syndrome.
5+5
b) Conus medullaris syndrome.
8. a) Tinel's test.
4+3+3
b) Phalen's test.
c) Froment's sign.
9. Clinical presentation, diagnosis and management of gunshot injury to
2+2+6
thigh with fracture shaft femur in an adult.
10. What is tension pneumothorax? Briefly discuss its clinical presentation, 2+(2+2+4)
diagnosis and management.
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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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