Part XVI - The Digestive System

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a. Development of diaphragm, trachea, and esophagus b. Diagrammatically depict various types of trachea esophageal fistulae (DNB 2016/1)2+2+2+43642016
Tracheoesophageal Fistula and Esophageal atresia (DNB 2006/1)103652006
Enumerate congenital anomalies presenting as severe respiratory distress in a newborn. Describe the pre-operative and post-operative care of a neonate with trachea-esophageal fistula (DNB 2010/1)4+3+33652010
Tracheoesophageal fistula (DNB 2023/2)53652023
Gastro esophageal reflux (DNB 1994/2)153691994
Define gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Describe its clinical features, diagnosis and treatment (DNB 2012/1)1+3+3+33692012
Describe physiological basis of Gastroesophageal reflux. Discuss clinical features and management of GERD (DNB 2014/2)3+2+53692014
Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) in pediatric population (DNB 2015/2)53692015
Treatment of GERD (DNB 2017/1)53692017
Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) - Management (DNB 2021/2)53692021
Describe the physiological basis of gastrooesophageal reflux (DNB 2023/1)53692023
Discuss clinical features and management of GERD (DNB 2023/1)3+23692023
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease: current approach for diagnosis and management (DNB 2024/2)53692024
Hematemesis (DNB 1994/1)153721994
A 5 yr old child brought to the emergency- history of 2 bouts of massive hematemesis. On examination the child is pale and BP is 90/60. Discuss the emergency room management of this child. After the child is stabilized what laboratory diagnosis would you do in this child. What is the differential diagnosis and treatment of this condition (DNB 2005/1)103722005
Management of Acute Upper GI Bleeding (DNB 2006/1)103722006
Discuss the management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding in a 5-year-old child (DNB 2008/1)103722008
Define hematemesis, malena and hematochezia. A 3 years old child presents with sudden onset vomiting of blood. Describe the approach to this child (including history and examination). Outline the steps of management (DNB 2008/2)3+73722008
Upper GI Bleed in children - Etiology and Management (DNB 2021/2)53722021
Management of acute upper gastro-intestinal bleeding (DNB 2024/2)53722024
Neonate with GI bleeding: a) Etiology b) Management (DCH 2024/2)5+53722024
Describe mechanisms for absorption of carbohydrates and name diseases caused by defect in each stage (DNB 2021/1)53742021
Enumerate causes of persistent vomiting in a 4 week old child. Describe clinical features and management of hypertrophic pyloric stenosis (DNB 2012/1)3+3+43752012
Rotation of gut during embryonic development and applied aspects (DNB 2021/2)53762021
Encopresis (DNB 1999/2)153781999
Discuss the treatment of the following: Persistent constipation (DNB 2014/1)33782014
Treatment of functional constipation (DNB 2020/1)53782020
Chronic constipation - Pathology (DNB 2021/2)53782021
Management of functional constipation in children (DNB 2022/2)53782022
Enumerate the differences between Hirschsprung disease and functional constipation (DNB 2023/1)53782023
Treatment of childhood functional constipation (DNB 2024/1)53782024
What is H.Pylori Bacillus? How is it associated with chronic abdominal pain (DNB 1998/2)103811998
Pathogenesis of Celiac Disease (DNB 1997/2)153841997
Diagnosis and management of a child with Celiac Disease (DNB 2006/1)103842006
Aetiopathogenesis and diagnosis of celiac disease (DNB 2007/2)103842007
Discuss evaluation of a child with suspected intestinal malabsorption. Describe genetics, pathogenesis, clinical spectrum and extra intestinal manifestations of celiac disease (DNB 2013/2)5+53842013
Pathophysiology, clinical manifestations and management of gluten sensitive enteropathy (DNB 2015/2)3+4+33842015
Serological tests for celiac disease (DNB 2018/2)53842018
Diagnosis of Celiac disease (DNB 2019/1)53842019
Explain the pathogenesis and diagnosis of celiac disease (DNB 2020/1)43842020
Define non-responsive celiac disease and refractory celiac disease (DNB 2020/1)4+23842020
Diagnostic evaluation of celiac disease (DNB 2022/1)53842022
Diagnosis of celiac disease (DCH 2024/1)53842024
How to diagnose a case of celiac disease? (DNB 2024/2)53842024
Management of coeliac crisis (DNB 2024/2)53842024
Diagnosis of carbohydrate intolerance (DNB 1995/1)153851995
Define malabsorption. Enlist the generalized and specific malabsorption states. Discuss the investigative plan for a child with generalized malabsorption (DNB 2008/1)103852008
Causes investigations and treatment of child with suspected intestinal malabsorption (DNB 2016/2)103852016
When to suspect and how to investigate malabsorption syndrome (DNB 2018/1)53852018
Define Malabsorption and enumerate its causes (DNB 2022/2)53852022
Enumerate the etiology and discuss the pathogenesis of acute diarrhoea. Describe the approach to management of a child with acute watery diarrhoea (DNB 2004/2)3+3+43872004
Discuss the management of acute diarrhea with particular reference to low osmolarity ORS, zinc, probiotics and antibiotics (DNB 2010/2)3+2+3+23872010
Describe the types of diarrhoea with examples. Discuss their pathophysiological mechanisms (DNB 2011/2)5+53872011
A 9-month old child with acute watery diarrhea develops seizures and altered sensorium. Discuss the differential diagnosis of CNS symptoms. Provide diagnostic algorithm for managing this child (DNB 2012/1)6+43872012
A 3-year-old child is brought with history of acute dysentery around 10 days back. Now the child developed pallor with oliguria. Discuss the differential diagnosis, investigative approach and treatment of this child (DNB 2013/1)3+4+33872013
Management of dysentery (DNB 2017/2)53872017
Role of antisecretory agents in diarrhoea (DNB 2019/1)53872019
Management of 8 months old baby with diarrhea without dehydration (DNB 2019/1)53872019
WHO reduced osmolarity ORS (DNB 2021/1)53872021
Super ORS - Advantages over Conventional ORS (DNB 2021/2)53872021
WHO classification of dehydration (DNB 2023/2)53872023
Pathogenesis of Persistent Diarrhea of infancy (DNB 1996/2)103881996
Persistent Diarrhea (DNB 1999/1)153881999
Chronic Diarrhea in Infancy (DNB 2000/1)153882000
Write management of Persistent Diarrhea (DNB 2006/1)53882006
Approach and management of a child with Persistent Diarrhea (DNB 2006/1)103882006
Describe the etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of antibiotic associated diarrhoea (DNB 2010/2)1+2+3+43882010
Outline the etiopathogenesis of chronic diarrhea and provide a scheme of investigating for a child with chronic diarrhea (DNB 2011/1)5+53882011
Define persistent diarrhea. Outline sequential approach to treatment of a child with persistent diarrhea (DNB 2024/1)53882024
Chronic diarrhoea: a) Etiopathogenesis b) Management (DCH 2024/2)5+53882024
Define Recurrent Abdominal Pain (RAP) and list the diagnostic features of functional RAP Suggest a plan for investigations and managing a 10 year old girl with RAP (DNB 2009/1)4+63892009
Outline the clinical approach to diagnosis of a child with: (DNB 2013/1)5+5 a. Short duration / acute pain abdomen b. Long duration/ recurrent pain abdomen3892013
Recurrent abdominal pain in children (DNB 2014/2)53892014
Rome IV classification of Functional abdominal pain disorders in children (DNB 2021/1)53892021
Enlist the functions of pancreas. Outline the pancreatic function tests and their implications in pediatric practice (DNB 2010/2)4+63952010
Embryology and anatomy of pancreas (DNB 2015/1)33952015
Physiology of exocrine pancreas (DNB 2015/1)33952015
How would you assess the pancreatic functions (DNB 2015/1)43962015
Pancreatic function tests (DNB 2021/1)53962021
Pathophysiology and causes of pancreatic enzyme insufficiency (DNB 2018/2)53972018
Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features and management of acute pancreatitis in children (DNB 2010/1)2+2+2+43992010
Chronic pancreatitis in children (DNB 2014/2)53992014
Diagnosis and management of acute pancreatitis (DNB 2023/2)53992023
Hepatobiliary morphogenesis (DNB 2018/2)54022018
Describe clinical, laboratory and radiologic evaluation of possible liver dysfunction in children (DNB 2011/2)3+4+34032011
Liver function tests (DNB 2015/1)54032015
Liver biopsy - Indications, complications and management of complications (DNB 2019/2)64032019
Cholestatic Jaundice (DNB 1993/1)154041993
Biliary Atresia (DNB 1995/1)154041995
List the causes of infantile cholestasis. Provide an algorithm for the diagnosis of infantile cholestasis (DNB 2004/2)3+74042004
Persistent Jaundice in neonates (DNB 2006/1)104042006
Clinical approach, investigations and management of a neonate with Cholestatic jaundice (DNB 2006/1)104042006
A 6 week old child is brought with a history of jaundice since 3 weeks of age, high colored urine with staining of napkins and pale colored stools. Discuss the laboratory diagnosis of this condition. What is the differential diagnosis and treatment of this condition (DNB 2006/1)104042006
Define neonatal cholestasis. Outline clinical features and scheme for evaluation of a neonate with cholestasis (DNB 2011/1)2+3+54042011
Diagnostic evaluation of biliary atresia (DNB 2018/1)54042018
Differential diagnosis of cholestatic jaundice at 1st month of life (DNB 2019/1)54042019
Tabulate differences between extrahepatic biliary atresia and idiopathic neonatal hepatitis (DNB 2021/1)54042021
Write in brief the etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations of Wilson's disease. Outline the desired investigation helpful in making a diagnosis of Wilson's disease (DNB 2011/1)3+3+44052011
Discuss the pathogenesis, clinical presentations, diagnosis and treatment of Wilson's disease (DNB 2013/1)2+3+3+24052013
Neonatal hemochromatosis (DNB 2015/1)54052015
Clinical presentation, investigations and treatment of Wilson's Disease (DNB 2016/2)104052016
Diagnosis of Wilson's disease (DNB 2020/2)54052020
Evaluation of a 10-year-old child with suspected Wilson's disease (DCH 2024/1)54052024
Viral markers of Hepatitis B (DNB 1995/1)154061995
Immunological markers of Hepatitis B (DNB 1996/1)154061996
Diagnosis and management of Acute Viral Hepatitis (DNB 1996/2)124061996
Hepatitis B infection in children (DNB 2003/1)154062003
A 3-year-old child is brought with a history of jaundice since 2 months. She gives a history of blood transfusion at 18 months of age. Her HBsAg is positive. Discuss Briefly other viral markers of Hep B infection which will help in monitoring and treatment of child. Discuss the management of fulminant hepatic failure. Add a note on Liver Transplantation (DNB 2006/1)104062006
Discuss the modes of transmission of hepatotrophic viral infections. Outline the clinical features, diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis B infection in children (DNB 2013/1)2+3+3+24062013
a) Serological course of Hepatitis B b) Treatment strategies for acute and chronic hepatitis (DNB 2015/2)4+3+34062015
Describe approach to management of a child born to mother with HBsAg positivity (DNB 2021/1)54062021
Diagnosis of various stages of hepatitis B infection (DNB 2024/1)54062024
Hepatitis C: a) Prevention b) Mother to child transmission c) Management of a child with hepatitis C (DCH 2024/2)3+3+44062024
Outline the differential diagnosis of tender hepatomegaly. Describe the management of liver abscess (DNB 2010/1)5+54072010
Management of a child with suspected liver abscess (DNB 2024/1)54072024
Describe Biochemical and Pathological changes in various organs in Hepatic Encephalopathy. How will you manage a case (DNB 1993/2)104121993
Laboratory Finding of Fulminant Hepatic Failure (DNB 1998/2)104121998
Hepatic Encephalopathy- pathophysiology and management (DNB 2003/2)254122003
Discuss the management of Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Add a note on Liver Transplantation (DNB 2006/1)54122006
Define Fulminant Hepatic Failure and outline the staging of severity of Hepatic encephalopathy. Discuss the steps in its management (DNB 2009/1)4+64122009
Outline the management of an 8-year-old child with acute liver cell failure and hepatic encephalopathy (DNB 2010/2)104122010
Define fulminant hepatic failure. Discuss factors precipitating hepatic encephalopathy and management of hepatic encephalopathy (DNB 2014/2)2+3+54122014
a) Define chronic liver disease b) Causes, clinical approach and management of a case of chronic liver disease (DNB 2015/1)1+2+3+44122015
Define Fulminant Hepatic Failure. Write stages of Hepatic encephalopathy. Outline steps in its management (DNB 2016/1)2+3+54122016
Management of Hepatic encephalopathy (DNB 2016/2)54122016
Management of fulminant hepatic failure (DNB 2018/2)54122018
What are the signs of liver cell failure and their pathophysiology (DNB 2019/1)54122019
Diagnosis and management of fulminant hepatic failure (DNB 2019/2)54122019
Metabolic causes of hepatic failure (DNB 2020/1)54122020
Fulminant Hepatic Failure in children - Management (DNB 2021/2)74122021
Define Acute Liver Failure in children and how to manage it (DNB 2022/1)54122022
Management of acute hepatic failure (DNB 2023/2)54122023
Fulminant hepatic failure - Diagnostic criteria (DCH 2023/2)54122023
Fulminant hepatic failure - Management (DCH 2023/2)54122023
Chronic liver disease: a) Diagnostic criteria b) Laboratory diagnosis c) Management (DCH 2024/2)3+3+44122024
Pathophysiology of Portal Hypertension (DNB 1998/2)104151998
Discuss the causes, clinical features and management of portal hypertension in children. (DNB 2004/2)3+3+44152004
Diagrammatically represent the portal venous system and the sites of porto-systemic vascular anastomosis in portal hypertension. Discuss the types, cause and pathophysiology of portal hypertension (DNB 2007/1)104152007
Treatment for variceal haemorrhage (DNB 2008/1)54152008
Clinical features and diagnosis of portal hypertension (DNB 2018/2)54152018
Describe the etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestation and management of portal hypertension in children (DNB 2022/01)54152022
Describe the causes and approach to diagnosis in a child with portal hypertension (DNB 2024/2)54152024
Extrahepatic portal hypertension: a) Pathophysiology b) Clinical feature c) Management (DCH 2024/2)3+3+44152024
Bio-Artificial Liver (DNB 2021/2)34162021
Liver transplantation - Indication and procedure (DNB 2019/1)54162019
Liver transplantation in children (DNB 2022/1)54162022
Differential Diagnosis of Ascites in children (DNB 1993/1)104181993
Enumerate the causes and discuss the types, pathogenesis and evaluation of ascites in children. (DNB 2011/2)2+2+3+34182011
Gastro-esophageal reflux disease: Diagnosis and management (DNB 2024/2)53692024
Management of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (DNB 2024/2)53722024
Diagnosis of celiac disease (DNB 2024/2)53842024
Management of celiac crisis (DNB 2024/2)53842024
Causes and management of chronic diarrhea in children (DNB 2025/1)53882025
Clinical features & management of autoimmune hepatitis in children (DNB 2025/1)54102025
Causes and diagnostic approach in a child with portal hypertension (DNB 2024/2)54152024

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