NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2020
RESPIRATORY MEDICINE
PAPER-I
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TIME: 3 HOURSRPD/J/20/42/I
MAX. MARKS: 100
Important Instructions:
Attempt al questions in order.
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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 al the parts of a single question together.
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Start the answer to a question on a fresh page or leave adequate space between twoanswers.
Draw table/diagrams/flowcharts wherever appropriate.
Write short notes on:
1. a) Anatomical dead space.
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5+5b) Partial pressures of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the
respiratory system.
2. a) Respiratory physiology in pregnancy.
5+5
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b) Factors affecting oxygen transport.3. a) Epithelium lining of lower respiratory tract.
5+5
b) Pulmonary surfactant.
4. a) Alveolar?arterial Gradient.
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5+5b) Aging lung.
5. a) Case-control study and its analysis.
5+5
b) Strengths and weaknesses of case-control studies.
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6. a) Stages of lung development.5+5
b) Alveolar macrophage.
7. a) Equal pressure point.
5+5
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b) Static and Dynamic compliance of lung.8. a) Sample size for scientific study.
5+5
b) Odds Ratio.
9. a) Pathogens induced innate immune response in the lung.
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5+5b) Volume time curve.
10. a) Secondary Pulmonary Lobule.
5+5
b) Elastic recoil of the lung.
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