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.
THORACIC SURGERY
PAPER I
TH.SURG/D/16/51/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. Lung lobes and fissures and anatomy of the
bronchopulmonary segments: Illustrate with diagrams
wherever possible.
10
2. What is the sequence of reading X-ray chest of a thoracic
surgical patient? Illustrate with examples.
10
3. Virtual bronchoscopy Technique.
Ventilation perfusion scanning Technique.
5+5
4. Pulmonary function tests and their relevance to the evaluation
of a thoracic surgical patient.
10
5. What are the important components of pre-operative
preparation of a patient due for major thoracic surgical
procedure?
10
6. Intraoperative monitoring of a thoracic surgical patient.
Post operative pain relief.
5+5
7. How do you set up a basic bronchoscopy suite? What are
the minimum requirement of equipments, infrastructure and
manpower available for bronchoscopy?
10
8. Indications and contraindications of doing fibre-optic
bronchoscopy.
10
9. Algorithm of managing a patient suffering from thoracic
trauma.
10
10. Technique of performing rigid bronchoscopy along with
possible complications.
10