| Severity scoring systems in PICU (DNB 2019/2)7 | 77 | 2019 |
| PRISM scoring system (DNB 2023/2)5 | 77 | 2023 |
| Pediatric triage management in emergency department (DNB 2020/1)5 | 78 | 2020 |
| Emergency triage and treatment in pediatric practice (DNB 2020/2)5 | 78 | 2020 |
| Steps in emergency triage and treatment (DCH 2024/1)5 | 78 | 2024 |
| Triaging in the pediatric emergency room (DNB 2024/2)5 | 78 | 2024 |
| Draw an algorithm for managing pulseless ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation. (DNB 2008/1)10 | 79 | 2008 |
| How will you assess that a 10-year-old child who has fallen unconscious in front of you required basic life support. What are the steps for basic life support to such a child (as per American Heart Association Guidelines for CPR) (DNB 2009/1)3+7 | 79 | 2009 |
| What is Rapid sequence intubation (RSI)? Outline the steps involved. Discuss the indications and advantages of RSI (DNB 2014/2)2+5+3 | 79 | 2014 |
| a) Modified Glasgow Coma Scale for children and infants b)Its advantages and disadvantages c) What is AVPU pediatric response Scale (DNB 2016/1)5+2+3 | 79 | 2016 |
| Modified Glasgow Coma Scale (DNB 2020/2)5 | 79 | 2020 |
| Rapid sequential intubation (2020/2)5 (DCH 2023/2)5 | 79 | 2020 |
| Changes in American Heart Association Guidelines in 2020 for Pediatric Advanced Life Support (DNB 2022/1)5 | 79 | 2022 |
| Pediatric cardiac arrest algorithm for single rescuer (DNB 2022/2)5 | 79 | 2022 |
| Management of a 6-month-old child with heart rate of 230 beats per minute presenting at emergency (DCH 2024/1)5 | 79 | 2024 |
| Approach to a child brought to emergency room with a history of Road Traffic Accident (RTA) (DNB 2022/1)5 | 80 | 2022 |
| Discuss diagnosis and management of an unconscious child (DNB 1992/2)25 | 82 | 1992 |
| Discuss the management of a 3-year-old unconscious child (DNB 1999/1)25 | 82 | 1999 |
| Management of a child with Traumatic brain injury (DNB 2021/1)5 | 82 | 2021 |
| Brain Death (DNB 1998/1)15, (DNB 1999/2)15 | 83 | 1998 |
| Define Brain Death. Write age specific criteria for Brain Death in children (DNB 2011/2)2+8 | 83 | 2011 |
| Brain stem reflex testing to determine brain death (DNB 2021/1)5 | 83 | 2021 |
| Diagnosis and Differential diagnosis of Neurocardiogenic syncope (DNB 2021/1)5 | 84 | 2021 |
| Define Shock. Describe the pathophysiology and management of septic shock in children (DNB 1994/2)25, (DNB 2004/2)5+5 | 85 | 1994 |
| Management of Cardiogenic shock (DNB 1996/1)15 | 85 | 1996 |
| Discuss the classification and causes of shock in children (DNB 1997/1)15 | 85 | 1997 |
| Shock-pathogenesis of different types and pathological changes in different organs (DNB 2003/1)25 | 85 | 2003 |
| Discuss the management of an infant with Shock (DNB 2000/1)25 | 85 | 2000 |
| How do you classify Shock in children? Write its etiopathogenesis and management (DNB 2006/1)10 | 85 | 2006 |
| Discuss the pathophysiology of cardiogenic shock. How are the various hemodynamic parameters affected in cardiogenic shock? Discuss steps in monitoring and treatment of cardiogenic shock (DNB 2008/2)10 | 85 | 2008 |
| Define fluid refractory shock. Describe the management strategy for a 2-year-old child with fluid refractory shock (DNB 2010/1)3+7 | 85 | 2010 |
| Define septic shock. Describe the etiopathogenesis and clinical features in a 15-month old child presenting with septic shock (DNB 2011/2)2+4+4 | 85 | 2011 |
| Discuss the pathophysiology of septic shock. Describe the international consensus definition for pediatric sepsis (DNB 2013/1)5+5 | 85 | 2013 |
| Define SIRS, sepsis, severe sepsis and septic shock. Discuss the management of septic shock (DNB 2013/2) 1+1+1+1+6 | 85 | 2013 |
| Etiology and management of cardiogenic shock (DNB 2014/2)3+7 | 85 | 2014 |
| Pathophysiology and management of Refractory shock (DNB 2015/2)5 | 85 | 2015 |
| What is the defining criteria of systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). Name the mediators involved and their mode of action (DNB 2015/2)5+5 | 85 | 2015 |
| Etiology, pathogenesis, clinical features and management of cardiogenic shock? (DNB 2015/2)2+3+2+3 | 85 | 2015 |
| Etiopathogenesis and management of septic shock (DNB 2016/2)5 | 85 | 2016 |
| Early biomarkers of sepsis (DNB 2016/2)5 | 85 | 2016 |
| SIRS (Systemic inflammatory Response Syndrome) (DNB 2017/1)5 | 85 | 2017 |
| Management of tachycardia with pulse but poor perfusion (DNB 2018/1)5 | 85 | 2018 |
| Pathophysiology of hypovolemic shock (DNB 2019/1)5 | 85 | 2019 |
| Management of a child in the emergency room with peripheral circulatory failure (DNB 2019/2)5 | 85 | 2019 |
| Management of fluid refractory septic shock (DNB 2018/1)5 | 85 | 2018 |
| Management of septic shock (2020/2)5, (DNB 2023/1)5 | 85 | 2020 |
| Pathophysiology of shock (DNB 2023/2)5 | 85 | 2023 |
| Management of septic shock (DNB 2023/2)5 | 85 | 2023 |
| Sepsis biomarker (DCH 2023/2)5 | 85 | 2023 |
| Clinical and physiological features necessary to diagnose respiratory failure in children (DNB 1994/2)15 | 86 | 1994 |
| Pulse Oximetry and its limitations (DNB 1998/1)15 | 86 | 1998 |
| Briefly discuss the non-invasive estimation of gas exchange in children (DNB 2004/1)10 | 86 | 2004 |
| How will you define acute respiratory failure? Write common causes of acute respiratory failure in a 2-year-old child. What are the various methods of oxygen therapy in children (DNB 2004/2)3+3+4 | 86 | 2004 |
| Enumerate 4 adventitious sounds that can be heard during examination of respiratory system. At what anatomical level are they produced? In which conditions are they produced (DNB 2006/1)10 | 86 | 2006 |
| Types of Acute Respiratory Failure in children, modes of assisted ventilation and indications for the same in children (DNB 2006/1)10 | 86 | 2006 |
| What are the criteria used to diagnose Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). Write in brief the pathogenesis, clinical features and lab findings of the same. Discuss the treatment and ventilatory strategies to manage ARDS (DNB 2008/2)10 | 86 | 2008 |
| Describe the various pressures which are used or varied during mechanical ventilation. What is 'Cycling' and 'Control' in mechanical ventilator? Describe the differences in pressure controlled and volume controlled ventilation. Illustrate with suitable indication use of these forms of ventilation (DNB 2008/2)10 | 86 | 2008 |
| Describe the pathophysiology, etiology and management of acute respiratory distress syndrome. (DNB 2009/2)3+3+4 | 86 | 2009 |
| Define ventilation/ perfusion ratio (DNB 2011/1)2 Outline Va/Q changes in a. Pneumonia b. Obstructive lung disease c. ARDS d. Pulmonary thromboembolism (DNB 2011/1)2+2+2+2 | 86 | 2011 |
| Classify respiratory failure in children. List the modes of assisted ventilation and its indications (DNB 2013/1)10 | 86 | 2013 |
| Write short notes: a) End - Tidal carbon dioxide monitoring b) Pulse oximetry (DNB 2014/1)3+4 | 86 | 2014 |
| Utility of Blood gas (ABG) in localising pathology and severity of disease in respiratory problems (DNB 2015/1)5+5 | 86 | 2015 |
| Pulse oximetry (DNB 2015/1)2 | 86 | 2015 |
| Define Acute Lung Injury. Discuss the etiopathogenesis and management of a child with Acute Lung Injury (DNB 2014/1)2+3+5 | 86 | 2014 |
| Write short notes on: - High frequency oscillatory ventilation (HFOV) - Pulmonary graphics (DNB 2015/1)5+5 | 86 | 2015 |
| An 8-month old baby presents with respiratory distress. Describe the differential diagnosis, evaluation and outline treatment for this infant (DNB 2014/1)3+3+4 | 86 | 2014 |
| Oxygenation index (DNB 2016/1)3 | 86 | 2016 |
| Describe oxygen dissociation curve and factors affecting it (DNB 2018/1)5 | 86 | 2018 |
| Oxygen dissociation curve and its clinical implication (DNB 2020/2)5 | 86 | 2020 |
| High frequency ventilation (DNB 2019/2)5 | 86 | 2019 |
| Management of 2-year-old child coming to ED with severe respiratory distress (DNB 2019/1)5 | 86 | 2019 |
| Management of acute lung injury (DNB 2020/2)5 | 86 | 2020 |
| Modes of ventilation in pediatric patients (DNB 2020/2)5 | 86 | 2020 |
| Heated High flow nasal cannula oxygen therapy for respiratory distress (DNB 2021/1)5 | 86 | 2021 |
| End tidal CO2 measurement and interpretation (DNB 2021/2)5 | 86 | 2021 |
| Volume targeted ventilation (DNB 2022/1)5 | 86 | 2022 |
| Near drowning in children (DNB 2006)10, (DNB 2015/1)4 | 88 | 2006 |
| An 18-month old child was brought to you after he fell upside down in a tub filled with water. Briefly describe the possible injuries and preventive strategies to avoid similar situation in future (DNB 2008/1)10 | 88 | 2008 |
| Describe the pathogenic mechanism of injury in near drowning. Discuss the steps of initial resuscitation and subsequent hospital management (DNB 2008/2)10 | 88 | 2008 |
| Discuss the pathophysiology of submersion injury. A 4-year-old boy was rescued 10 min back from a pond and rushed to the hospital emergency. Mention the basic principles of management (DNB 2012/1)5+5 | 88 | 2012 |
| A. Define near drowning B. Pathophysiology and management of near drowning (DNB 2016/1)2+4+4 | 88 | 2016 |
| How is the degree of Burns classified? Write the initial fluid therapy for a one-year-old child weighing 10 kg with 20% 2nd degree burns (DNB 2006/1)10 | 89 | 2006 |
| Provide classification of burns injury. Describe the clinical manifestation of electrical burns. Outline emergency management of a child with 20% burns (DNB 2011/2)2+3+5 | 89 | 2011 |
| Management of a child with 40% burns (DNB 2021/1)5 | 89 | 2021 |
| Cold Injury (DNB 2007/1)10 | 90 | 2007 |
| Drugs for procedural sedation in children (DNB 2016/2)5 | 92 | 2016 |
| Describe principles of sedation in children undergoing day care procedures (DNB 2023/1)5 | 92 | 2023 |
| Enumerate drugs commonly used for short term sedation in children (DNB 2023/1)5 | 92 | 2023 |
| Pain management in infants and children (DNB 1998/1)15 | 93 | 1998 |
| Pathogenesis and management of pain in children (DNB 2006/1)10 | 93 | 2006 |
| Enumerate various sedatives and analgesics recommended for children undergoing painful procedures. Describe their main action, indication in pediatric practice and important side effects in a tabular format (DNB 2008/1)10 | 93 | 2008 |
| Non-pharmacological methods in pain management (DNB 2016/1)5 | 93 | 2016 |
| Pharmacological and non-pharmacological methods of pain relief in children (DNB 2017/1)5 | 93 | 2017 |
| Outline pain pathway (DNB 2017/1)5, (DNB 2019/1)5 | 93 | 2017 |
| Pediatric pain management (DNB 2020/2)5 | 93 | 2020 |
| Assessment of pain in children (DNB 2021/1)5 | 93 | 2021 |
| Discuss the impact of pain on a preterm neonate. Identify common procedures associated with pain in a newborn. Describe the strategies for pain management in a newborn (DNB 2008/2)10 | 93 | 2008 |
| Drug therapy in neonatal pain management (DNB 2016/1)5 | 93 | 2016 |
| Neonatal pain (DNB 2016/1)5 | 93 | 2016 |
| Organophosphorous insecticide poisoning (DNB 1995/1)15 | 94 | 1995 |
| Enumerate the major routes of pesticide exposure in children. Outline the manifestations of their toxicity. Discuss steps for minimization/prevention of exposure to pesticides in children (DNB 2008/1)10 | 94 | 2008 |
| A 3-year-old boy has swallowed an unknown amount of toilet cleaner and is brought to you in distress. Discuss the possible injuries, initial and late management of this patient (DNB 2008/2)10 | 94 | 2008 |
| Outline and discuss the diagnosis and management of organophosphorous poisoning (DNB 2013/1)4+6 | 94 | 2013 |
| Pathophysiology, clinical presentations and management of carbon monoxide poisoning (DNB 2014/2), (DNB 2015/2)3+3+4 | 94 | 2014 |
| Pathophysiology, clinical features and management of salicylate poisoning (DNB 2015/2)3+3+4 | 94 | 2015 |
| Pathophysiology and management of Organophosphorous poisoning (DNB 2016/1)5 | 94 | 2016 |
| Management of child with acid ingestion (DNB 2017/2)5 | 94 | 2017 |
| Assessment and management of child with suspected poisoning (DNB 2017/1)5 | 94 | 2017 |
| Treatment of organophosphorus poisoning (DNB 2018/2)5 | 94 | 2018 |
| Management of OP poisoning (DNB 2019/1)5 | 94 | 2019 |
| Management of corrosive ingestion by a child (DNB 2018/1)6 | 94 | 2018 |
| Paracetamol poisoning (DNB 2019/2)4 | 94 | 2019 |
| Management of child following kerosene ingestion (DNB 2019/2)5 | 94 | 2019 |
| Approach to management of corrosive poisoning (DNB 2020/1)5 | 94 | 2020 |
| Management of a child with corrosive poisoning (DNB 2024/2)5 | 94 | 2024 |
| Unknown poisoning - Approach in management (DNB 2021/2)5 | 94 | 2021 |
| Management of acetaminophen poisoning (DNB 2022/1)5 | 94 | 2022 |
| Pathophysiology and treatment of salicylate poisoning in young children (DNB 2023/2)5 | 94 | 2023 |
| Salicylate poisoning: a) Pathophysiology b) Clinical manifestations c) Management and outcome (DCH 2024/2)3+3+4 | 94 | 2024 |
| General management of poisoning (DCH 2023/2)5 | 94 | 2023 |
| Feature of various toxindromes (DCH 2023/2)5 | 94 | 2023 |
| Kerosene oil poisoning (DNB 1993/1)10 (DNB 2006/1)5, (DNB 2016/1)5, (DCH 2024/1)5 | 94 | 1993 |
| Pediatric emergency triage (DNB 2024/2)5 | 77 | 2024 |
| Components of high-quality chest compressions in basic life support (DNB 2025/1)5 | 79 | 2025 |
| Define brain death in neonate and child (DNB 2025/1)5 | 83 | 2025 |
| Systemic response to blood loss in a child (DNB 2025/1)5 | 85 | 2025 |
| Initial management of septic shock in resource-poor countries as per recent guidelines (DNB 2025/1)5 | 85 | 2025 |
| Define ARDS and describe its management in pediatrics (DNB 2024/2)5 | 86 | 2024 |
| Lund and Browder diagram for estimating burns in children (DNB 2025/1)5 | 89 | 2025 |
| Management of corrosive poisonings in children (DNB 2025/1)5 | 94 | 2025 |
| Management of a child with corrosive poisoning (DNB 2024/2)5 | 94 | 2024 |