FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS
DECEMBER 2016
POSSESSION USE OF CELL PHONES OR ANY SUCH ELECTRONIC GADGETS IS NOT PERMITTED INSIDE THE
EXAMINATION HALL.
TUBERCULOSIS RESPIRATORY DISEASES/PULMONARY MEDICINE
PAPER I
RPD/D/16/42/I
Time 3 hours
Max. Marks 100
Important instructions:
• Attempt all questions in order.
• Each question carries 10 marks.
• Read the question carefully 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:
1. Control of ventilation during sleep and its impact on patients
suffering from chronic respiratory diseases.
5+5
2. What are the respiratory problems associated with high
altitude?
What are the mechanisms of high altitude pulmonary edema?
How do you manage such a case?

3. Oxygen uptake, transport and utilization in a critically ill patient.

4. Confidence interval.
Methods of randomization.
5+5
5. Newer methods of assessment of fluid status and responsiveness
in critically ill patients.
10
6. Technique interpretation of:
6 minutes walk test.
Carbon monoxide transfer factor test.
5+5
7. Basics of acid base physiology.
How will you systematically approach to interpret an acid base
abnormality?
5+5
8. Epidemiology, risk factors and natural history of obstructive sleep
apnea.

9. Basic cardiorespiratory physiology related to mechanical
ventilation.
5+5
10. Role of spirometry in the diagnosis of COPD and asthma. 5+5