April 2023 DNB QUESTIONS

Paper 1


1. Development of heart
Enumerate duct dependant lesion

2.Role of folate in metabolism
C/f Investigation and treatment of Folate deficiency

3. FDC in NTEP
Describe Meta analysis

4.Components of facility based newborn care
SUMAN

5. Who 10 steps in management of SAM
Describe F-75

6. Regression analysis
Steps of conducting an RCT

7. NAAT
Investigation and treatment of Nutritional rickets

8. Principles of sedation for day care procedures
Enumerate the drugs used in short term sedation

9.MR campaign
Difference between acellular and whole cell pertissis vaccine

10. MISC
Describe screening test for IEM

Paper 2
 
1. Treatment of Congenital hypothyroidism
   Rop and grades

2. Newborn screening
   Baby born to  VDRL positive mother

3. GDD definition
    Screening tests of development

4. Cyanotic spell mangement
      Fluid therapy in congestive heart failure

5. Evaluation of anemia in 2 year old
    Treat iron Deficiency anemia

6. Role of keto diet in seizure
    Criteria for SAM < 6 months

7. Autism diagnosis
    Autism screening tools

8. Tumor lysis - management
    Risk startification of ALL at diagnossis

9. SRNS management
    Diet advice in nephrotic syndrome

10. Role of CBC in fever
      Interpret Coulter indice

Paper 3:

1. Karyotyping in Downs syndrome and role in genetic counselling.
Principles of gene therapy

2. Approach to suspected primary immunodeficiency disorder
B cell deficiency clinical features

3. Differential diagnosis of child with multiple joint swelling for more than 6 weeks.
JIA classification and criteria.

4. SMR in females
Precocious puberty- definition and causes

5. Enteric fever diagnosis
Septic shock management

6. Differential diagnosis of easy bruisability in 6 year old.
Their relevant investigations.

7. Dog bite management.
Scorpion sting management.

8. Recent advances in Insulin therapy.
CAH clinical features

9. Medical management of PDA
Innocent murmur vs murmur of organic heart disease.

10. GERD physiological basis
Management of GERD

Paper 4:

Paper 4 2023 April

1. Role of zinc, copper and magnesium in nutrition and diseases

2. Management of status epilepticus 

3. Molecular diagnosis of AML

4. VP shunt in children

5. Anatomic and functional factors of OSAS

6. Diagnosis and treatment of OSA 

7. Human milk banking

8. Acute rheumatic fever diagnostic criteria 

9. Newer drugs in SMA

10. Recent advances in asthma

11. Growth hormone indications

12. Rituximab indications

13. Hypothalamopituitary axis

14. Pedigree chart and patterns of inheritance

15. Passive immunity role in pediatric diseases

16. Newer drugs in cystic fibrosis

17. Indications of growth hormone replacement therapy

18. Difference between hirschsprungs disease and functional constipation

19. Components of Nutritional rehabilitation centre
20. Indications CSF manometry