DCH DEC 2023

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Question Paper Year
Describe tubular reabsorption of sodium and potassium in kidneys. Enumerate steps of evaluation of suspected renal tubular acidosis. (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Discuss foetal circulation. Briefly describe steps in management of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the neonate. (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Discuss the physiological mechanism to maintain the osmolality in human body. Enlist steps in management of hyponatremia in children. (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Describe the physiology of CSF circulation. Discuss management of a child with aqueduct stenosis. (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Enumerate the causes of respiratory distress in neonate. Discuss the role of surfactant therapy in management of hyaline membrane disease. (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Enlist steps in conducting a randomized controlled trial. Describe intention to treat analysis and per protocol analysis. (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Describe approach to manage a 5 year old female child with suspected abuse. What are the general principles of POCSO Act? (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Discuss interventions to maintain asepsis in NICUs. Describe biomarkers of neonatal sepsis. (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Discuss the steps of rapid sequence intubation. Describe steps in management of a child on mechanical ventilation with high pCO2 on ABG. (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Enumerate general principles of management of poisoning in children. Write salient features of various toxidromes. (DCH 2023/1) 5+5P12023
Define under-five mortality rate and discuss its importance as an indicator of child health. Discuss role of Mission Indradhanush in decreasing under five mortality in India. (DCH 2023/2) (2+3)+5P22023
Define acute kidney injury according to KDIGO criteria. Discuss the role of renal angina index in the management of a critically ill child in PICU. (DCH 2023/2) 5+5P22023
Describe utility of immunophenotyping in acute leukaemia. How will you manage a child with tumour lysis syndrome? (DCH 2023/2) 5+5P22023
Define rickets and write classification of rickets. Describe approach to manage a child with Vit. D resistant rickets. (DCH 2023/2) (2+3)+5P22023
Enlist diagnostic criteria of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Discuss pharmacotherapy in the management of ADHD. (DCH 2023/2) 5+5P22023
Enumerate various patterns of inheritance. Describe genomic imprinting. (DCH 2023/2) 5+5P22023
Define failure to thrive (FTT) and enumerate its common causes. Outline the approach to diagnosis of a child with FTT. (DCH 2023/2) 2+3+5P22023
What is the role of peripheral smear in diagnosing anemia? How do you interpret indices in Coulter hemogram? (DCH 2023/2) 5+5P22023
Define urinary tract infection. Describe the ISPN algorithm for evaluation of a child with UTI and underlying VUR. (DCH 2023/2) 3+7P22023
Define febrile seizures. Discuss the management of febrile seizures. (DCH 2023/2) 5+5P22023
Enumerate causes of congestive cardiac failure in a 6-month-old child. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Discuss management of cyanotic spell. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Enumerate diagnostic criteria of diabetic ketoacidosis. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Write the steps of management of severe DKA in a child weighing 20kgs. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Enlist the diagnostic criteria of dengue fever and its classification. (DCH 2023/3) 2+3P32023
Write steps in management of a child with severe dengue weighing 15 kgs. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
What are the diagnostic features of Kawasaki disease? (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Discuss the management of a 4-year-old child with Kawasaki disease. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Enumerate diagnostic criteria of fulminant hepatic failure. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Outline the management of fulminant hepatic failure in a 4-year-old child. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Enumerate the causes of invasive fungal infections and its risk factors. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Outline the pharmacotherapy of common invasive fungal infections in children. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Enumerate causes of acute stridor in a 2-year-old child. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Outline the approach to management of a child with acute stridor. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Enumerate the diagnostic criteria of anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Outline the management of both the conditions. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Discuss mood disorders in adolescents. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Give outline of management of an adolescent with mood disorder. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Describe staging of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023
Outline the management of ROP. (DCH 2023/3) 5P32023