Part XIX - Diseases of the Blood

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Question Chapter Year
Fetal Hematopoiesis (DNB 2019/2)44952019
Describe the evolutionary development of the hemoglobin's from embryo to adult (DNB 2020/2)54952020
Describe the relationship among the various hemoglobin's in first year of life and their implication in diagnosing hereditary hemoglobinopathies (DNB 2020/2)54952020
Discuss the etiology and investigations in a case of Anemia (DNB 1994/1)254961994
Describe laboratory investigations in an infant with anemia and Briefly outline the interpretation of test results (DNB 1995/1)254961995
Severe anemia in the first year of life (DNB 2002/1)154962002
What is peripheral smear finding in (DNB 2005/1)2+2+2+2+2 a. Thalassemia Major b. Lead poisoning c. Megaloblastic anemia d. CRF e. Malaria4962005
List the causes of microcytic hypochromic anemia. How will you differentiate between iron deficiency anemia and thalassemia? Discuss Briefly the oral iron chelators (DNB 2008/1)104962008
Approach to anemia in a 2 year old child (DNB 2023/1)54962023
Lab testing for diagnosis and classification of anemia (DNB 2023/2)54962023
Peripheral Blood Smear in anemia (DCH 2023/2)54962023
Characteristic hematological features, laboratory findings and treatment of congenital hypoplastic anemia (Diamond Blackfan Anemia) (DNB 2015/2)3+3+44972015
Diamond Blackfan anemia-clinical features and treatment (DNB 2018/2)54972018
Megaloblastic anemia (DNB 2003/2)155032003
List the common causes of macrocytic anemia. Describe the laboratory diagnosis of megaloblastic anemia and treatment of juvenile pernicious anemia (DNB 2004/2)4+3+35032004
Clinico-hematological prole of Megaloblastic Anemia (DNB 2006/1)105032006
Discuss causes, clinical manifestations, laboratory findings and treatment of Folate deficiency anemia in children (DNB 2007/2)105032007
Enlist the common causes of macrocytic anemia. Describe the laboratory diagnosis and treatment of megaloblastic anemia (DNB 2009/2)2+3+55032009
Write short note on: Peripheral smear findings in iron deficiency and B12 deficiency anemia (DNB 2010/2)2.5+2.55032010
Diagnostic and management of Megaloblastic anemia (DNB 2019/1)55032019
Prevention of Iron Deficiency Anemia in children (DNB 1995/2)155041995
Management of Iron Deficiency anemia (DNB 1998/2)105041998
Enlist the causes and outline the Differential Diagnosis and treatment of iron deficiency anemia (DNB 2005/1)3+3+45042005
Outline the etiology of iron deficiency in children. Describe the clinical features and approach to diagnosis of a child suspected to be having nutritional anemia (DNB 2013/1)3+2+55042013
Describe the sequential pathological changes seen with iron deficiency states. What laboratory studies can be used to differentiate common microcytic anemias? (DNB 2013/2)5+55042013
Prevention of iron deficiency anaemia in children under 5 years of age (DNB 2018/1/5)5042018
Describe the iron metabolism in the human body (DNB 2022/1)55042022
Differential diagnosis and laboratory evaluation of iron-refractory iron deficiency anemia (DNB 2022/2)55042022
Treatment of iron deficiency anaemia in children (DNB 2023/1)55042023
Role of red cell indices in diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia (DNB 2024/1)55042024
Differential diagnosis of microcytic hypochromic anaemia (DNB 2018/2)55052018
Management of hypochromic microcytic anemia in children (DNB 2022/1)55052022
Diagnosis and management of Congenital Hereditary Spherocytosis (DNB 1997/1)155071997
Hereditary Spherocytosis (DNB 2006/1)105072006
Clinical features, diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis (DNB 2024/2)55072024
Management of acute sickle cell crisis (DNB 1999/1)155111999
Acute clinical complications of Sickle cell disease (DNB 2017/2)65112017
Sickle cell crisis - Clinical presentation and management (DNB 2021/2)55112021
Pathophysiology of sickle cell disease (DNB 2023/2)55112023
Management of acute chest syndrome (DNB 2023/2)55112023
Clinical manifestations and treatment of sickle cell anemia (DNB 2024/1)4+25112024
Sickle cell crisis (DNB 2024/2)55112024
Methemoglobinemia- diagnosis and management (DNB 2017/2)45112017
Recent concepts/advances for treatment/management of Thalassemia major in children (DNB 1995/2)105111995
Current management of Thalassemia Major (DNB 1996/2)155111996
Newer modalities in the management of ẞ Thalassemia Major (DNB 1999/2)105111999
Antenatal diagnosis of Thalassemia (DNB 1999/2)155111999
Genetic basis of Thalassemia syndromes (DNB 2002/1)155112002
In relation to Thalassemia write a note on the following (DNB 2005/1)10 a. Alkali desaturation test b. NESTROFT test c. Peripheral smear d. SQUID-BLS e.BMD5112005
Alpha Thalassemia (DNB 2007/1)105112007
Outline the antenatal management of a mother with an earlier child with thalasemia major (DNB 2007/2)105112007
List the causes of microcytic hypochromic anemia. Provide differentiating features between iron deficiency anaemia and beta thalassemia trait. Describe the management of thalassemia major (DNB 2011/1)3+3+45112011
Outline the long term complications of thalassemia major. How will you monitor for such complications in a child with thalassemia major? (DNB 2013/1)5+55112013
Describe the foetal hemoglobins. Discuss the transfusion therapy for Thalassemia major and its long term follow up plan (DNB 2014/1)3+4+35112014
Recent concepts/advances for treatment/management of Thalassemia major in children (DNB 2014/2)55112014
Advances in treatment of Thalassemia major (DNB 2016/2)55112016
Iron chelation therapy (DNB 2017/1)55112017
Usual patterns in haemoglobin electrophoresis in beta thalassemia syndromes (DNB 2018/1)55112018
Indication of splenectomy in thalassemia (DNB 2018/2)55112018
Iron chelation therapy (DNB 2019/1)55112019
Counselling of an antenatal mother who has a thalassemia major child (DNB 2019/2)45112019
Management of transfusion in dependent thalassemia (DNB 2020/2)55112020
Genetic counselling and antenatal diagnosis of thalassemia (DNB 2022/2)55112022
Monitoring and management of iron overload in transfusion dependent thalassemia (DNB 2022/2)55112022
Long term complications of multi-transfused thalassemia major (DCH 2024/1)55112024
Pathogenesis of anemia in G6PD deficiency (DNB 1999/1)155121999
G6PD deficiency (DNB 1999/2)105121999
3-year-old Child history of Jaundice since 2 months, H/O Exchange transfusion at D2. Discuss the differential diagnosis. Classify Hemolytic Anemia. Add a note on management of Intravascular hemolysis in G6PD deficiency (DNB 2005/1)4+4+25122005
Briefly outline normal erythropoiesis. Describe the diagnosis and treatment of G6PD deficiency (DNB 2007/2)105122007
Enlist the red blood cell metabolic enzyme pathways and the enzymes responsible for hemolysis. Discuss the pathogenesis involved in these hemolytic anemias (DNB 2011/1)3+75122011
Discuss the etiology and management of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (DNB 2009/1)3+75132009
Discuss the etiology, pathogenesis and diagnostic workup of acute autoimmune hemolytic anemia (DNB 2010/2)3+3+45132010
Diagnosis and management of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (DNB 2015/1)35132015
Management of Aplastic anemia (DNB 2016/1)55172016
Management of Aplastic anemia (DNB 2019/1)55172019
Fanconi anemia (DCH 2024/1)55172024
Classify causes of acquired pancytopenia. Write Briefly about the management of acquired aplastic anemia (DNB 2009/1)3+75182009
Define pancytopenia. Enlist the causes and assessment of severity of aplastic anemia in children (DNB 2010/1)2+4+45182010
Define pancytopenia. Enumerate common causes in children. How will you assess severity of acquired anemia in children? (DNB 2011/2)2+3+55182011
Evaluation of child with pancytopenia (DNB 2020/1)55182020
Transfusion of Blood fractions (DNB 2000/1)105192000
Precautions to be taken while transfusing haemolytic child (DNB 2019/2)45192019
Indications of Blood Component Therapy (DNB 2020/1)55192020
Enumerate the indication of platelet transfusion in paediatrics (DNB 2019/1)55202019
Platelet transfusion therapy (DNB 2024/1)45202024
Outline the method of extracting various blood components. What are the indications of usage of Fresh Frozen Plasma (FFP) and cryoprecipitate? (DNB 2009/2)5+55222009
Discuss the inherent hazards of Blood Transfusion in children and the necessary measures to avoid and minimize them (DNB 2007/1)105232007
Discuss Briefly the risks associated with blood transfusion therapy (DNB 2013/2)105232013
Transfusion associated hepatitis. Diagnosis and management (DNB 2017/1)55232017
Complications of blood transfusion (DNB 2022/1)55232022
Differentiate bleeding disorder from clotting disorder (DNB 2016/2)35242016
Draw a diagrammatic representation of coagulation cascade (DNB 2017/1)55242017
What are the components of haemostatic process? Outline the coagulation cascade (DNB 2019/1)55242019
Role and function of platelets in physiology of haemostasis (DNB 2020/1)55242020
Role of platelet in hemostasis (DNB 2022/2)55242022
Coagulation Cascade (DNB 2023/2)55242023
Describe coagulation pathway (DNB 2024/1)55242024
Antenatal diagnosis and carrier detection of Hemophilia (DNB 1998/2)155251998
Explain coagulation cascade. A 4-year-old child with h/o recurrent epistaxis and gum bleeding. Discuss laboratory diagnosis and management of this condition. Add a note of differentiating a bleeding disorder from a coagulation disorder (DNB 2005/1)5+3+25252005
A 5-year-old male child comes with a history of trivial fall and swelling of right knee. He has history of easy bruisability. Discuss the laboratory diagnosis and management of this child. Add a note on antenatal diagnosis and counselling (DNB 2006/1)105252006
Discuss the various aspects of management of a child with Hemophilia A (DNB 2007/2)105252007
A 10-year-old boy with hemophilia A, weighing 30 kg has come with bleeding in both knee joints. Discuss Briefly the specific, supportive and prophylactic management of this child (DNB 2011/1)4+3+35252011
Investigation and treatment of a 2-year-old boy presenting with spontaneous hemarthrosis (DNB 2016/2)105252016
Factor replacement therapy in haemophilia (DNB 2017/1)55252017
Specific treatment of mild to moderate bleeding in Haemophilia A (DNB 2018/1)55252018
Advance in treatment of hemophilia (DNB 2019/1)55252019
Prophylaxis program in haemophilia (DNB 2019/2)45252019
Recent advances in management of Haemophilia (DNB 2021/2)55252021
Oral drugs in management of hemophilia (DNB 2022/1)55252022
Discuss the differential diagnosis in a 6-year-old child with easy bruisability. Enumerate relevant investigation for each differential diagnosis (DNB 2023/1)5+55252023
Management of Hemophilia A (DNB 2023/2)55252023
Recent advances in management of Hemophilia A (DNB 2024/2)55252024
Von Willebrand disease (DNB 2020/1)55262020
Hereditary prothrombotic state (DNB 2021/1)55272021
Pathophysiology of thrombophilia (DNB 2016/1)45282016
Thrombotic disorders in children (DNB 2023/2)55282023
DIC (DNB 1996/2)155321996
Discuss the pathogenesis of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) and relate it to the laboratory abnormalities observed in this entity (DNB 2008/1)105322008
Diagrammatically outline the Normal Coagulation Cascade. Outline diagnosis and management of disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) (DNB 2009/1)4+65322009
Disseminated intravascular coagulation: a) Etiology b) Diagnosis c) Treatment (DCH 2024/2)3+3+45322024
Management of Neonatal Thrombocytopenic Purpura (DNB 2000/1)155332000
Write differential diagnosis of a 5-year-old child with petechial rash with fever. How will you manage a child with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (DNB 2004/2)4+65332004
Various treatment modalities in acute ITP (DNB 2006/1)105332006
Discuss etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and management of a Bleeding Neonate (DNB 2006/2)105332006
Write in brief regarding the etiology and management of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) (DNB 2011/1)4+65332011
Discuss the treatment options for acute ITP in a 14-year-old girl child (DNB 2013/1)105332013
An 8-year-old girl has presented with epistaxis, bleeding gum and ecchymotic patches over trunk. Her platelet count is 20,000/cubic mm. Discuss the differential diagnosis with specific clinical investigative pointers. Plan the diagnostic work up for this child (DNB 2013/2)3+3+2+25332013
Management of ITP (DNB 2017/1)55332017
Management of chronic ITP (DNB 2018/2)55332018
Management of 1st episode of ITP (DNB 2019/2)55332019
Discuss the approach to neonate with thrombocytopenia with specific reference to causes and investigations (DNB 2019/2)65332019
Immune Thrombocytopenic Purpura - Management Guidelines (DNB 2021/2)55332021
Neonatal thrombocytopenia (DNB 2023/2)55332023
Management of ITP in children (DCH 2024/1)55332024
Outline the management of recurrent ITP in a six year old child (DNB 2024/2)55332024
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) (DNB 2024/2)55332024
Outline the functions of Spleen. Describe the indications and complication of splenectomy and post-operative management (DNB 2009/1)3+75342009
Describe the functions of spleen. Describe clinical manifestations and management of asplenia/polysplenia (DNB 2010/1)4+3+35342010
Clinical approach to microcytic anemia in a child (DNB 2025/1)55042025
Clinical features, diagnosis and management of hereditary spherocytosis (DNB 2024/2)55072024
Chelation therapy in thalassemia major on transfusion therapy (DNB 2025/1)55112025
Sickle cell crisis (DNB 2024/2)55112024
Therapeutic uses of erythropoietin (DNB 2024/2)55192024
Recent advances in management of Hemophilia A (DNB 2024/2)55252024
Outline management of recurrent immune thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) in a child (DNB 2024/2)55332024
Neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (NAIT) (DNB 2024/2)55332024
Laboratory findings & management of Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) in a child (DNB 2025/1)55132025

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