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Infectious diseases : Theory Questions of DNB
INFECTIONS : DNB THEORY QUESTIONS
These are Questions on Infectious diseases asked in DNB Theory Exams. They are arranged topic wise till 2011.
| 1 | SN role of IVIG in pediatric practice | Antibiotics | 2000 | |
| 2 | Indications for the use of IVIG in peidatric practice. | Antibiotics | 2006 | |
| 3 | Briefly ouline the uses for IVIG therapy in children. | Antibiotics | 2007 | |
| 4 | Define probiotics. Explain their physiolgical mechanism of action, opportunities and threats associated with the use of probiotics in pediatric practice. | Antibiotics | 2008 | |
| 5 | SN mode of action of antibiotics | Antibiotics | 1996 | |
| 6 | SN antistaphyococcal agents available in india | Antibiotics | 1997 | |
| 7 | SN enumerate pediatric conditions in which Erythromycin is the drug of choice | Antibiotics | 1997 | |
| 8 | SN indications to use antibiotics in children with URTI | Antibiotics | 1997 | |
| 9 | what are the indications to give antibiotics to children with acute gastroenteritis | Antibiotics | 1997 | |
| 10 | SN antiviral drugs | Antibiotics | 1999 | |
| 11 | Discuss the basis for development of antibiotic resistance. Outline the steps for the prevention of antibiotic resistance | Antibiotics | 2004 | |
| 12 | Management of infections by organisms producing extended specturm beta lactamase | Antibiotics | 2006 | |
| 13 | SN mechanism of drug resistance | Antibiotics | 1997 | |
| 14 | 4 year old girl is brought to the hospital with 5 days history of fever, petechial and circulatory collapse . Her hematocrit was 45 % and platelet count 50000/cumm, discuss the management. | Dengue | 1997 | |
| 15 | discuss the classification of shock in a child. Discuss the management of dengue shock syndrome | Dengue | 1997 | |
| 16 | SN Pathogenesis ob bleeding and shock in Dengue fever | Dengue | 1998 | |
| 17 | Discuss management of infant in shock | Dengue | 2000 | |
| 18 | SN pathogenesis of bleeding and shock in Dengue hemorrhagic fever | Dengue | 2000 | |
| 19 | Define shock. Describe the pathophysiology and mangement of spetic shock in children | Dengue | 2004 | |
| 20 | Define DHF and DSS and outline the treatment of DSS | Dengue | 2005 | |
| 21 | Diagnosis and management of DHF and DSS. | Dengue | 2006 | |
| 22 | outline the WHO criteria for diagnosis of Dengue hemorrhagic fever. Draw an algorithm for volume replacement for a child with DHF and >20% increasein hematocrit. | Dengue | 2009 | |
| 23 | Define dengue haemorrhagic fever & dengue shock syndrome. How does dengue haemorrhagic fever differ from dengue fever with haemorrhage ? Describe treatment of dengue shock syndrome. | dengue | Dec.2009 | 2+2+1+5 |
| 24 | Classify severity of dengue haemorrhagic fever. Write brief the management of dengue shock syndrome | Dengue | June.11 | 4+6 |
| 25 | 4 year old girl is brought to the hospital with 5 days history of fever, petechial and circulatory collapse . Her hematocrit was 45 % and platelet count 50000/cumm, discuss the management. | Dengue | 1997 | |
| 26 | discuss the classification of shock in a child. Discuss the management of dengue shock syndrome | Dengue | 1997 | |
| 27 | SN Pathogenesis ob bleeding and shock in Dengue fever | Dengue | 1998 | |
| 28 | Discuss management of infant in shock | Dengue | 2000 | |
| 29 | SN pathogenesis of bleeding and shock in Dengue hemorrhagic fever | Dengue | 2000 | |
| 30 | Define shock. Describe the pathophysiology and mangement of spetic shock in children | Dengue | 2004 | |
| 31 | Define DHF and DSS and outline the treatment of DSS | Dengue | 2005 | |
| 32 | Diagnosis and management of DHF and DSS. | Dengue | 2006 | |
| 33 | outline the WHO criteria for diagnosis of Dengue hemorrhagic fever. Draw an algorithm for volume replacement for a child with DHF and >20% increasein hematocrit. | Dengue | 2009 | |
| 34 | SN classification of E Coli and pathogenesis of invasive diarrhoea | GIT | 1995 | |
| 35 | SN one year old infant with acute gastroenteritis developes abdominal distention, discuss the differential diagnosis. | GIT | 1997 | |
| 36 | SN management of acute diarrheal in children | GIT | 1998 | |
| 37 | SN What is H. pylori bacillus? How is it associated with chronic abdominal pain? | GIT | 1998 | |
| 38 | SN chronic diarrhea in infancy | GIT | 2000 | |
| 39 | SN – infants of HBV sero positive mother | HBV | 1995 | |
| 40 | SN diagnosis and management of acute viral hepatitis | HBV | 1996 | |
| 41 | SN immunological markers of viral hepatitis | HBV | 1999 | |
| 42 | SN Viral markers in hepatitis B | HBV | 2000 | |
| 43 | Comment on clinical features, diagnosis & treatment of Swine flu in children. | Infection | Dec.2009 | 2+3+5 |
| 44 | Describe the antifungals available for systemic use in india with their dosage, route & duration of therapy for treatment of (a) systemic candidiasis(C)20 and (b) Invasive aspergillosis. | Infection | Dec.2009 | 5+5 |
| 45 | SN PCR and its significance in clinical practice. | LAB Test | 2000 | |
| 46 | Radiolgical features and confirmatory laboratory tests for congenital syphillis. | LAB Test | 2007 | |
| 47 | SN PCR and its clinical application in pediatric practice. | Lab Test | 1996 | |
| 48 | SN mangement of cerebral malaria | Malaria | 1996 | |
| 49 | SN management of cerebral malaria | Malaria | 1999 | |
| 50 | Define drug resistant malaria. What are the different types of drug resistance as per WHO criteria? Discuss the various management strategies of drug resistant malaria | Malaria | 2000 | |
| 51 | What are management guidelines of malaria under the national programme.How will you manage a case of cerebral malaria? | Malaria | 2004 | |
| 52 | enumerate manifestations of severe malaria and their management | Malaria | 2006 | |
| 53 | Describe clinical manifestations of cetebral malaria. Enlist the differential diagnosis and investigations required. Write management of acase of cetebral malaria in high endemic area. | Malaria | 2009 | |
| 54 | SN mangement of cerebral malaria | Malaria | 1996 | |
| 55 | SN management of cerebral malaria | Malaria | 1999 | |
| 56 | Define drug resistant malaria. What are the different types of drug resistance as per WHO criteria? Discuss the various management strategies of drug resistant malaria | Malaria | 2000 | |
| 57 | What are management guidelines of malaria under the national programme.How will you manage a case of cerebral malaria? | Malaria | 2004 | |
| 58 | enumerate manifestations of severe malaria and their management | Malaria | 2006 | |
| 59 | Describe clinical manifestations of cetebral malaria. Enlist the differential diagnosis and investigations required. Write management of acase of cetebral malaria in high endemic area. | Malaria | 2009 | |
| 60 | Define complicated malaria. Describe the management strategies of complicated malaria | malaria | Dec.2009 | 3+7 |
| 61 | SN a 2 year old chid presents with fever and stridor of 12 hour duration. Discuss the differential diagnosis. | Misc | 1997 | |
| 62 | 4 year old girl presents with history of fever for 2 days associated with severe anemia black colored urine and splenomegaly. Discuss the management fo this patient. | Misc | 2008 | |
| 63 | SN – mangement of plague | misc | 1995 | |
| 64 | SN congenital toxoplasmosis | misc | 1997 | |
| 65 | SN management of acute tonsillitis in children | misc | 1998 | |
| 66 | SN Prevention of vertically transmitted diseases | misc | 1999 | |
| 67 | SN congenital rubella syndrome | misc | 2001 | |
| 68 | SN prevention of tetanus | misc | 2001 | |
| 69 | SN diagnosis of congenital rubella infection | misc | 2001 | |
| 70 | Write a short note on non specific vulvovaginitis in chidren with emphasis on etiopathogenesis and treatment. | misc | 2008 | |
| 71 | SN role of oxygen free radicals in the causation of childhood diseases. | Misc | 1997 | |
| 72 | SN Clinical importance of interferon | Misc | 1998 | |
| 73 | Recurrent acute otitis media in children | Misc | 2007 | |
| 74 | SN – clinical conditions associated with maculopaular rashes invchildren and their differential diagnosis | Rash | 1995 | |
| 75 | SN nontyphoidal salmonellosis | typhoid | 1995 | |
| 76 | SN – management of typhoid fever | typhoid | 1995 | |
| 77 | SN interpretation of widal test in immunized children | typhoid | 1998 | |
| 78 | SN vaccine for prevention of typhoid fever | typhoid | 2001 | |
| 79 | Define multidrug resistant salmonella typhi and nalidixic acid resistant salmonella typhi. Discuss the machanism of development of drug resistance for salmonella typhi. | typhoid | 2008 | |
| 80 | SN nontyphoidal salmonellosis | typhoid | 1995 | |
| 81 | SN – management of typhoid fever | typhoid | 1995 | |
| 82 | SN interpretation of widal test in immunized children | typhoid | 1998 | |
| 83 | SN vaccine for prevention of typhoid fever | typhoid | 2001 | |
| 84 | Define multidrug resistant salmonella typhi and nalidixic acid resistant salmonella typhi. Discuss the machanism of development of drug resistance for salmonella typhi. | typhoid | 2008 |