Download Diplomate of National Board (DNB) 2020 June Anaesthesiology Paper I Question Paper
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2020
ANAESTHESIOLOGY
PAPER-I
TIME: 3 HOURS
ANS/J/20/01/I
MAX. MARKS: 100
IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS
This question paper consists of 10 questions divided into Part "A" and part "B", each part
containing 5 questions.
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 question(s) of Part A attempted in answer sheet(s) of part B or Vice versa shall not be
evaluated.
Answer sheets of Part A and Part B are not to be tagged together.
Part A and Part B should be mentioned only on the covering page of the respective answer sheets.
Attempt al questions in order.
Each question carries 10 marks.
Read the question careful y 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:
PART A
1. Describe the principle of capnography. Describe the different
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components of a time capnogram with a labeled diagram.
2. Discuss the physiology and applications of Positive End
5+5
Expiratory Pressure (PEEP).
3. a) Temperature monitoring in neonates.
5+5
b) Nitrous Oxide in anaesthesia practice.
4. Define Hyperkalemia. Describe the clinical features and ECG
1+3+6
findings of hyperkalemia with reference to serum potassium
levels. Describe the management of hyperkalemia.
5. What is type I and type II error in statistics? Write briefly on p
5+5
value.
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FINAL EXAM
NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2020
ANAESTHESIOLOGY
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 sheets and the
main + supplementary answer sheets used for each part must be tagged separately.
Answers to question(s) of Part A attempted in answer sheets of Part B or vice versa shall not be evaluated.
PART B
6. What are the Medical gases commonly used in
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Anaesthesia, source of medical oxygen, storage and
detailed description of liquid oxygen storage tank?
7. a) What are different types of hypoxia? Discuss in brief.
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b) Describe hypoxic hypoxia in detail.
8. a) Atrial fibril ation.
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b) Oxygen flux.
9. What are the effects of propofol on the cardiovascular
5+5
system? Describe the precautions and management to
minimize these effects.
10. Discuss briefly the concept of anaesthesia "crisis resource
6+4
management" (CRM). Enumerate the key points of CRM.
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