FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
JUNE 2016

POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
PAEDIATRICS
PAPER I
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. Pathophysiology of thrombophilia.
Outline management of polycythemia.
Enumerate the oncologic emergencies occurring in
leukemia/lymphomas.

7. Biology and role of cytokines in newborn infants.
Oxygenation index.
ASHA.

8. Define fulminant hepatic failure.
Stages of hepatic encephalopathy.
Management of fulminant hepatic failure.

9. Development of diaphragm, trachea and esophagus.
Diagrammatically depict various types of tracheoesophageal
fistulae.

10. Give graphical picture and explanation of elastic volumepressure
relationship of lung and chest wall in children.
How would you distinguish restrictive vs obstructive lung
disease based on PFT?
6+4