Part XXIV - The Endocrine System

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Enumerate the hormones secreted by anterior pituitary and list the factors stimulating and inhibiting secretion of growth hormone (DNB 2010/2)3+75942010
A) Enumerate hormones secreted by anterior pituitary. B) Factors stimulating and inhibiting secretion of growth hormone (DNB 2015/1)3+75942015
Hypothalamic Pituitary axis (DNB 2023/1)55942023
Indications of Growth Hormone Therapy (DNB 1993/2)105951993
What are the causes of Dwarfism? How will you investigate such a case (DNB 1997/2)155951997
Indication of growth hormone therapy in paediatrics (DNB 2017/1)55952017
Growth Hormone in Pediatric practise (DNB 2019/2)55952019
Enumerate the various functions of growth hormone and describe indications of growth hormone therapy (DNB 2020/1)55952020
Diagnosis and management of Growth hormone deficiency (DNB 2022/1)55952022
Growth hormone therapy (DNB 2022/2)55952022
Indications of growth hormone replacement therapy (DNB 2023/1)55952023
How will you assess a child presenting with features of Diabetes Insipidus (DNB 2006/1)105962006
A 4-year-old child presents with polydipsia and polyuria. How will you establish a diagnosis of diabetes insipidus in this case? Discuss its management (DNB 2008/1)105962008
Diagnostic approach for a child who presented with polyuria and polydipsia (DNB 2010/1)105962010
Outline the diagnostic criteria of diabetes insipidus. Discuss the management of nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (DNB 2010/2)4+65962010
Discuss approach to the diagnosis of a child presenting with polyuria and polydipsia (DNB 2013/2)105962013
Causes, clinical presentation, investigations and management of diabetes insipidus (DNB 2015/1)1+2+3+45962015
A child with suspected diabetes insipidus is brought to hospital. How will you approach, investigate and manage this patient? (DNB 2016/1)2+3+55962016
Approach to a 2 years old boy with polyuria (DNB 2022/1)55962022
Management of central diabetes insipidus (DNB 2024/1)55962024
SIADH (DNB 1999/1)105971999
SIADH (DNB 1999/2)105971999
How will you diagnose and treat SIADH in a child (DNB 2006/1)55972006
Outline the diagnostic criteria for SIADH. Discuss its etiopathogenesis (DNB 2012/1)6+45972012
Write short notes on the evaluation and treatment for a child with: SIADH (DNB 2014/1)55972014
Diagnostic criteria for SIADH (DNB 2017/2)45972017
Diagnostic criteria for SIADH (DNB 2021/1)55972021
Diagnosis and management of SIADH (DCH 2024/1)55972024
A 5-year-old boy has attained a height of 137 cm. What could be the cause(s) for this situation and which specific clinical pointers may be useful for determining the cause. How will you evaluate this child for an underlying endocrinological disorder? (DNB 2013/2) 6+45982013
Discuss the normal physiology of puberty and its relation to sexual development (DNB 2009/1)4+65992009
Physiology of puberty in boys and girls (DNB 2010/1)105992010
Normal changes during puberty (DCH 2024/1)55992024
Define delayed puberty in a male child. List the possible causes. Describe changes in male genitals in different stages of sexual maturation (DNB 2008/2)106002008
Outline the diagnostic approach to a 14 years old boy with infantile genitalia (DNB 2010/1)106002010
Define and classify precocious puberty in boys according to its etiology. Outline the approach for investigating a boy with precocious puberty (DNB 2011/1)2+4+46002011
Define delayed puberty. Describe its etiology and diagnostic evaluation (DNB 2013/2)2+4+46002013
Write short notes on the evaluation and treatment for a child with: Virilisation (DNB 2014/1)56002014
Define precocious puberty in boys. Enumerate causes of precocious puberty in boys (DNB 2014/2)56002014
Premature thelarche (DNB 2018/1)46002018
Approach to delayed puberty (DNB 2017/2)56002017
Diagnostic approach to precocious puberty in girls (DNB 2018/2)56002018
Investigation and management of delayed puberty (DNB 2019/2)56002019
Precocious puberty (DNB 2020/1)56002020
Diagnosis of delayed puberty in males (DNB 2022/2)56002022
Define precocious puberty and its causes (DNB 2023/1)56002023
Etiology and evaluation of a 4-year-old girl with precocious puberty (DCH 2024/1)56002024
Precocious puberty in a 6-year-old boy: approach to diagnosis and management (DNB 2024/2)56002024
What are the changes seen in Thyroid Hormone levels around birth? Describe the salient features of Neonatal Thyroid Screening programme (DNB 2006/1)106012006
Thyroid hormone synthesis and its derangements (DNB 2010/1)6+46012010
Interpretation of thyroid function tests (DNB 2019/2)56012019
Diagnosis of Congenital Hypothyroidism (DNB 1995/1)156031995
Clinical features of Cretinism in newborn babies (DNB 1997/1)106031997
Endemic Cretinism (DNB 1999/2)156031999
Congenital Hypothyroidism (DNB 2000/1)156032000
Etiopathology of Congenital Hypothyroidism (DNB 2000/2)156032000
Congenital Hyperthyroidism (DNB 2007/1)106032007
Neonatal Thyroid Screening (DNB 2007/2)106032007
Discuss causes, clinical features and management of Acquired Hypothyroidism (DNB 2007/2)106032007
Discuss the synthesis of thyroid Hormones. Outline the causes of congenital hypothyroidism and a brief comment on neonatal thyroid screening (DNB 2009/1)3+76032009
Describe in brief the etiology, clinical features, diagnostic investigations and management of congenital hypothyroidism (DNB 2011/1)2+2+3+36032011
Enlist common causes of acquired hypothyroidism in a 12-year-old girl. Discuss in brief the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings (DNB 2012/1)3+4+36032012
Clinical features, investigation and treatment of congenital hypothyroidism (DNB 2016/2)106032016
Screening and treatment of congenital hypothyroidism (DNB 2018/1)66032018
Clinical features, investigation and treatment of congenital hypothyroidism (DNB 2018/2)56032018
Congenital hypothyroidism: Etiology, Diagnosis and Management (DNB 2022/1)56032022
Congenital Hypothyroidism (DNB 2022/2)56032022
Management of congenital hypothyroidism (DNB 2023/1)56032023
Briefly list the various thyroid function tests. Describe clinical presentation and management of autoimmune thyroiditis (DNB 2004/2)6+46042004
Clinical features and management of Hashimoto's thyroiditis (DNB 2016/1)56042016
Hashimoto's thyroiditis (DNB 2020/1)56042020
Chronic lymphocytic thyroiditis (DNB 2023/2)56042023
Management of Puberty Goiter (DNB 1993/1)156051993
Management of Puberty Goiter (DNB 1998/2)156051998
Goitrogenic Hypothyroidism (DNB 2003/2)156052003
Role of hormones in calcium balance (DNB 2003/2)156102003
Outline the calcium metabolism. Discuss the causes and management of Hypocalcaemia in 3 years old (DNB 2007/2)106102007
Define hypocalcemia. Enumerate hormones affecting calcium balance in the body. Describe the respective roles in calcium homeostasis (DNB 2013/1)2+3+56102013
Calcium regulation in humans (DNB 2018/2)56102018
Calcium homeostasis during normal health (DNB 2021/1)56102021
Differentiate between the laboratory features of hypoparathyroidism, pseudohypoparathyroidism and hyperparathyroidism (DNB 2008/1)106112008
Differentiate between the laboratory features of hypoparathyroidism, pseudohypoparathyroidism and hyperparathyroidism (DNB 2012/1)106112012
Describe the calcium metabolism in a child. Detail the clinical manifestation, diagnosis and treatment of a child with pseudohypoparathyroidism (DNB 2008/2)106122008
Discuss the etiopathogenesis, clinical manifestations, diagnosis and treatment of hypercalcemia (DNB 2009/1)106132009
a) Adrenal steroid hormone synthesis b) Outline steps involved in synthesis of steroid hormones (DNB 2016/1)5+56142016
Steroid biosynthesis pathway (DNB 2017/2)46142017
Steroidogenic pathway (DNB 2018/2)56142018
Causes of Adrenal Crises and discuss its management (DNB 2006/1)106152006
Enumerate the causes of adrenal crisis. Provide key features of clinical presentation and discuss its management (DNB 2008/1)106152008
Enumerate causes and management of adrenal crisis (DNB 2016/1)56152016
Management of adrenogenital syndrome (DNB 1996/2)156161996
Salt losing CAH (DNB 2003/1)156162003
Diagnosis and management of a child with CAH (DNB 2006/1)106162006
Clinical features & management of classical congenital hyperplasia (DNB 2016/1)4+36162016
Outline biochemical consequences of defects in the classical 21- hydroxylase deficiency and its management (DNB 2016/1)2+36162016
Clinical features of CAH (DNB 2017/2)66162017
Management of CAH (DNB 2017/1)56162017
Diagnosis and prevention of congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) (DNB 2020/1)56162020
Clinical features of classical CAH (DNB 2023/1)56162023
Describe the pathway of steroid hormone production by adrenal cortex and the abnormalities due to various biochemical defects causing congenital adrenal hyperplasia (DNB 2024/2)56162024
A 1½ year old female is brought to you with obesity, short stature, hypertension and hypertrichosis of face and trunk. Provide differential diagnosis and approach to investigating and managing this child (DNB 2009/1)3+76192009
Clinical features, investigations & treatment of pheochromocytoma (DNB 2010/1)3+3+46212010
Describe normal sexual differentiation in fetus. What is intersex? Describe etiological Classification of disorders of Sex Development (DSD) (DNB 2011/2)2+2+66222011
Short note on female with Ambiguous genitalia at birth (DNB 2002/1)156282002
Outline human sex differentiation. Provide an outline of the approach to an infant with ambiguous genitalia (DNB 2004/2)4+66282004
Explain synthesis of Steroid Hormones. Discuss Briefly approach to a child born with ambiguous genitalia (DNB 2005/1)5+56282005
Discuss approach to a child with ambiguous Genitalia (DNB 2006/2)106282006
Discuss karyotype abnormalities, clinical features and management of true hermaphroditism (DNB 2008/1)106282008
Describe the diagnostic approach in a 2-year-old child with ambiguous genitalia (DNB 2009/2)106282009
A) Define disorders of sexual differentiation (DSD) in new born B) Nursery evaluation of a newborn with suspected DSD by history, physical examination and diagnostic tests C) Issues in management of DSD (DNB 2015/1)2+6+26282015
Approach to a neonate with Disorder of Sexual Development (DNB 2022/1)56282022
What are the disorders of sexual development (DSD)? Give etiological classification of DSD (DNB 2024/2)56282024
Baby suffering with DSD (disorders of sexual development): a) Etiopathogenesis b) Clinical features c) Management (DCH 2024/2)3+3+46282024
Emergency management of DKA (DNB 1993/1)156291993
Management of DKA (DNB 1995/2)156291995
Complications of Juvenile Diabetes Mellitus and their management (DNB 1997/1)156291997
Describe briefly the biochemical changes and management of DKA (DNB 1998/1)256291998
8 years old with history of vomiting, severe abdominal pain for 2 days. Dehydrated, acidotic breathing, Blood glucose (random) 400. Outline the management (DNB 2005/1)106292005
Write management of DKA (DNB 2006/1)56292006
Management of a child with IDDM (DNB 2006/2)106292006
Write risk factors, pathogenesis and treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in children (DNB 2007/2)106292007
Classify severity of diabetic ketoacidosis on the basis of clinical and blood gas examination. Briefly describe Somogyi and Dawn phenomenon in type 1 diabetes (DNB 2008/1)106292008
Discuss the metabolic changes associated with diabetic ketoacidosis with steps of treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis (DNB 2008/2)106292008
A 10-year-old child (body weight 22kg) presents with severe diabetic ketoacidosis. Write down the expected clinical and investigate findings. Outline the plan of management in first 24 hours (DNB 2009/1)4+66292009
What are the biochemical criteria for the diagnosis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)? What are the goals of therapy? How will you manage a 7-year-old child with DKA? (DNB 2011/2)3+3+46292011
Discuss the pathophysiological abnormalities in diabetic ketoacidosis. Describe the management of diabetic ketoacidosis in a child weighing 20 kg (DNB 2013/2)4+66292013
A. What are the biochemical criteria for the diagnosis of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)? B. What are the goals of therapy?C. How will you manage a child with DKA? (DNB 2016/1)3+2+56292016
Diagnosis and complication of Metabolic syndrome (DNB 2016/1)46292016
Hyperosmolar non ketotic diabetic coma (DNB 2016/1)56292016
Commonly used insulin regimens for long treatment of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DNB 2017/2)56292017
Management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DNB 2018/1)56292018
Management of treatment of diabetes at home (DNB 2019/1)56292019
Long-term management of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (DNB 2020/1)56292020
Recent advances in insulin therapy (DNB 2021/1)56292021
Continuous glucose monitoring systems (DNB 2021/1)56292021
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Management (DNB 2021/2)66292021
Insulin Analogues (DNB 2021/2)56292021
Pathophysiology of Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DNB 2022/1)56292022
Management of childhood diabetes (DNB 2022/1)56292022
Recent advances in insulin therapy (DNB 2023/1)56292023
DKA diagnostic criteria (DCH 2023/2)56292023
DKA management in 20 kg child (DCH 2023/2)56292023
Long term management of Type 1 diabetes mellitus (excluding DKA) (DNB 2023/2)56292023
Management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DNB 2023/2)56292023
Commonly used insulin regimens for long treatment of type 1 Diabetes Mellitus (DNB 2024/1)56292024
Components of metabolic syndrome in children (DNB 2024/1)56292024
Nutritional management of an adolescent with type-1 Diabetes (DNB 2024/1)56292024
Outline management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DNB 2024/2)56292024
Approach to precocious puberty in a 6-year-old boy: diagnosis and management (DNB 2024/2)56002024
Pathway of steroid hormone production by adrenal cortex and CAH biochemical defects (DNB 2024/2)56162024
Screening tests for diagnosis of Cushing's syndrome in children (DNB 2025/1)56192025
Hyperaldosteronism in a child (etiology, diagnosis with lab tests) (DNB 2025/1)56202025
Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma in a child (DNB 2025/1)56212025
Disorders of sexual development (DSD); etiological classification (DNB 2024/2)56282024
Management of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) (DNB 2024/2)56292024

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