Part II - Growth, Development and Behavior

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Question Chapter Year
Factors affecting Development of children (DNB 1992/1)15191992
Growth Factors (DNB 1999/1)15191999
Principles of Growth and Development (DNB 2000/1)15192000
Write the height velocity curves of girls and boys from birth to adolescence, describe the principles and factors governing the growth and development in children (DNB 2006/1)10192006
Describe: Factors affecting child development Developmental screening tests available and suitable for use in Indian children (DNB 2009/2)5+5192009
"Red Flags" in developmental screening and surveillance (DNB 2023/2)5192023
Components of early intervention in childhood development (DNB 2024/1)5192024
Developmental milestones in first two years of life (DNB 2010/1)10232010
Outline the fine motor milestones along with their normal age of achievement in sequence attained between birth and 5 years of age (DNB 2010/2)10232010
Describe in detail the physical growth and development in all domains from birth till completion of first year (DNB 2011/2)5+5232011
Growth and development in second year of life in children (DNB 2007/1)10242007
What are the developmental disorders in preschool years? Discuss the management (DNB 1997/1)15251997
Approach to a child with Delayed Speech (DNB 2002/1)15252002
Discuss the causes and approach to a Preschool child with Developmental Regression (DNB 2002/1)15252002
Developmental milestones achieved by a three years old child (DNB 2024/2)5252024
Define Growth, Development, and Velocity of growth mean, median, percentiles. Enumerate causes of retarded growth. Briefly outline a schedule for investigation of such a case (DNB 1992/2)15271992
Discuss the basis for use of Growth Standards. What should be taken as a reasonable approach for India (DNB 1994/2)15271994
Velocity and cross-sectional standards as applied to Human Growth (DNB 1995/2)15271995
Growth Monitoring (DNB 1998/1)15271998
Bone age assessment and its usefulness (DNB 2007/2)10272007
Discuss the evolution and characteristics of WHO growth charts. Discuss their implications on the magnitude of malnutrition in Indian setting (DNB 2011/1)3+4+3272011
Enumerate the available methods and indications for determination of bone age in children and adolescents. Outline the differential diagnosis of a child with short stature on the basis of bone age (DNB 2011/1)3+3+4272011
Define growth velocity. Draw a typical height velocity curve from birth to puberty for boys and girls. Discuss the utility of determining growth velocity (DNB 2012/1)2+4+4272012
Bone age assessment and physical growth in children (DNB 2020/2)5272020
WHO growth charts (DNB 2022/1)5272022
Growth charts in paediatric practice (DCH 2024/1)5272024
Types of Growth charts and their use (DNB 2024/2)5272024
Approach to a child with Failure to Thrive (DNB 1996/1)14271996
Causes of Failure to Thrive in infancy (DNB 1996/2)15271996
Define failure to thrive. Outline a diagnostic approach for a child with failure to thrive (DNB 2004/2)2+8272004
Non organic failure to thrive (DNB 2007/1)10272007
Define failure to thrive. Give its aetiology, classification, clinical features and management. (NB 2009/2)1+2+2+2+3272009
Define failure to thrive and tabulate its causes. Outline the approach to manage a child with failure to thrive (DNB 2010/2)2+3+5272010
Failure to thrive (DNB 2015/1)6272015
Definition and causes of Failure to Thrive (DNB 2017/2)6272017
Causes of FTT and schematic evaluation of FTT (DNB 2016/2)5272016
FTT and its causes (DCH 2023/2)5272023
Management of FTT (DCH 2023/2)5272023
Define Short Stature. Discuss the approach to a child with short stature and the role of GH in Short Stature (DNB 2005/1)2+5+3272005
Approach to a child with short stature (DNB 2006/1)10, (DNB 2007/2)10272006
Short stature - definition, differential diagnosis and management approach (DNB 2010/1)2+3+5272010
Define short stature. Outline the approach to clinical evaluation and management of a child with short stature (DNB 2013/1)2+8272013
What is short stature. What are the common causes of short stature? Algorithmic approach to manage a 5-year-old child with short stature (DNB 2015/1)1+3+6272015
A 12-year-old female child presents with short stature and delayed puberty. Enumerate various possible causes. Approach to diagnosis and their management (DNB 2016/1)2+8272016
Approach to a child with short stature (DNB 2019/1)5, (DCH 2024/1)5272019
Discuss the endocrine causes and its evaluation of short stature (DNB 2020/2)5272020
Enlist causes of short stature. Describe approach to a child whose parents report concern about their 9 year old male child being short (DNB 2021/1)4+6272021
Approach to a 6 years old boy with short stature (DNB 2022/1)5, (DNB 2024/2)5272022
Mid-parental height formula and its role in management of short stature (DNB 2024/1)5272024
Short stature: a) Definition b) Types c) Management (DCH 2024/2)3+3+4272024
Gessel Developmental schedule (DNB 1993/1)15281993
Various physical features that are likely to be associated with specific syndromes of mental retardation (DNB 1995/2)10281995
Preventable and treatable causes of Mental retardation (DNB 1996/2)10281996
Enumerate the causes of mental retardation in children. Give an outline of management of a child with mental retardation (DNB 2010/1)4+6282010
Enumerate the criteria for diagnosis of mental retardation (MR). Classify MR and describe its evaluation (DNB 2014/1)2+2+6282014
What is developmental screening? Enumerate common developmental screening test. What issues they identify in a child? (DNB 2012/1)2+4+4282012
What is developmental delay? Describe different tools used for screening of developmental delay. (DNB 2011/2)3+7282011
Define developmental delay and developmental dissociation. Outline the screening and definitive tests for diagnosis of developmental delay (DNB 2013/1)5+5282013
What is global developmental delay? What are the common causes of global developmental delay? Discuss the algorithmic approach to evaluate a child with global developmental delay (DNB 2013/2)2+3+5282013
What is developmental delay? Describe different tools used for screening and for diagnosis of developmental delay (DNB 2015/2)2+4+4282015
Tools used for developmental screening (DNB 2017/1)5282017
Define and enumerate the causes of Global Developmental Delay (DNB 2017/1)5282017
Outline the investigative approach of Global Developmental Delay (DNB 2017/1)5, (DNB 2019/1)5282017
Define global developmental delay (DNB 2023/1)4282023
What are the screening tools for development delay? (DNB 2023/1)6282023
Important treatable causes for developmental delay (DCH 2024/1)5282024
Sleep Disorders in children (DNB 1999/2)10311999
Obstructive sleep apnea: Diagnosis and management (DNB 2001/1)15312001
Pathophysiology of Sleep Apnea (DNB 2003/1)15312003
Outline the basic principles of sleep hygiene for children and adolescents (DNB 2009/1)10, (DNB 2012/1)5+5312009
Principles of sleep hygiene in children (DNB 2013/1)5312013
Evaluation of Obstructive Sleep Apnea (DNB 2014/2)5312014
a) Mention anatomical and functional factors responsible for obstructive sleep apnea in children b) How do you diagnose and treat this condition (DNB 2015/2)5+2+3312015
Nightmares and nocturnal emission (DNB 2019/2)5312019
Outline the basic principles of sleep hygiene for children and adolescents (DNB 2020/1)5312020
Diagnosis and management of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome in children (DNB 2021/1)5312021
Polysomnography and its role in children (DNB 2022/2)5312022
Management of obstructive sleep apnea in a 10 year old child (DNB 2022/2)5312022
Explain the anatomical and functional factors for obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) (DNB 2023/1)5312023
How will you diagnose and treat OSA? (DNB 2023/1)5312023
Developmental milestones in a three-year-old child (DNB 2024/2)5252024
Types of growth charts and their use (DNB 2024/2)5272024
Referral criteria for growth-related problems in children (DNB 2025/1)5272025
Approach to a 6-year-old boy with short stature (DNB 2024/2)5272024
Age independent anthropometric assessment in children (DNB 2025/1)5272025

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