FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2017
PAEDIATRICS
PAPER I

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
Please read carefully the important instructions mentioned on Page
• Answers to questions of Part and Part 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 questions of Part attempted in answer sheet(s) of Part or vice versa shall not be
evaluated.
PART B
6. Infant mortality rate in India current status.
Principles of rational antibiotic therapy
5+5
7. Steroid biosynthesis pathway
Clinical features of classical congenital adrenal
hyperplasia (CAH).
4+6
8. Diagnosis and management of moderate acute
malnutrition in community.
Reductive adaptation in severe acute malnutrition
(SAM).
6+4
9. Causes of "blue" spell in neonates.
Enumerate differences between sinus tachycardia
and supraventricular tachycardia in a tabular
format.
6+4
10. Pneumococcal vaccines
Approach to a child with metabolic alkalosis.
5+5