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Question Category Year
Indications for using IV immunoglobulin in children (DNB 1997/1)10Immunoglobulin1997
Role of IVIG in pediatric practice (DNB 2000/1)15Immunoglobulin2000
Indications for use of IV Immunoglobulin in Pediatric Practice (DNB 2006/1)10Immunoglobulin2006
Briefly outline the uses for IV immunoglobulin (IVIG) in children (DNB 2007/2)10Immunoglobulin2007
Enlist the common indications for the use of IVIG. Describe the mechanism of action, doses and its side effects (DNB 2010/1)3+3+2+2Immunoglobulin2010
Describe in brief the diseases in which IVIG is used for treatment. Write the dosage, administration and side effects of IVIG (DNB 2010/2) 5+2+1+2Immunoglobulin2010
Discuss indications and plausible mechanisms of action of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy in various pediatric disorders (DNB 2013/2)10Immunoglobulin2013
Indication, mode of action and side effects of IVIG in Paediatric practice (DNB 2016/2)5, (DNB 2017/1)10, (DNB 2019/1)5Immunoglobulin2016
Indications of IVIG therapy in pediatric practice (DNB 2020/2)5Immunoglobulin2020
Intramuscular immunoglobulin (DNB 2023/2)5Immunoglobulin2023
Clinical importance of Interferon (DNB 1998/2)10Interferon1998
Pegylated interferons (DNB 2016/2)5Interferon2016
Physiological basis and therapeutic basis of NO (DNB 1998/2)10Nitric Oxide1998
Clinical use of NO (DNB 2003/2)15Nitric Oxide2003
Inhaled Nitric Oxide Therapy - Therapeutics (DNB 2021/2)5Nitric Oxide2021
Oral chelating agents (DNB 1994/2)15Chelating Agents1994
Iron chelation therapy (DNB 2000/1)5, (DNB 2006/1)5Chelating Agents2000
Iron chelating agents in Pediatric practice (DNB 2020/1)5Chelating Agents2020
Describe various mechanisms for development of Drug Resistance by bacterial pathogens against antibiotics. What factors are known to enhance drug resistance? Enumerate Anti Staphylococcal agents (DNB 1993/1)25Antibiotics1993
Cephalosporins (DNB 1994/1)15Antibiotics1994
Enumerate pediatric conditions in which Erythromycin is the drug of choice (DNB 1997/1)10Antibiotics1997
Mechanism of Drug resistance (DNB 1997/1)15Antibiotics1997
Early detection of Chloramphenicol toxicity (DNB 2003/1)15Antibiotics2003
Third generation cephalosporins (DNB 2003/1)15Antibiotics2003
Aztreonam (DNB 2003/2)15Antibiotics2003
Discuss the basis for development of antibiotic resistance. Outline the steps for prevention of antibiotic resistance (DNB 2004/2)5+5Antibiotics2004
Management of infections by organisms producing extended spectrum beta lactamase (DNB 2006/1)10Antibiotics2006
Principles of rational antibiotic therapy (DNB 2017/2)5Antibiotics2017
Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance (DNB 2017/1)5Antibiotics2017
Mechanisms of antibiotic resistance (DNB 2020/1)5Antibiotics2020
Oral imipenems and antimicrobial resistance (DNB 2024/1)5Antibiotics2024
Describe the antifungals available for systemic use in India with their dosage, route and duration of therapy for treatment of a) systemic candidiasis b) Invasive aspergillosis (DNB 2009/2)5+5Antifungals2009
Antiviral drugs (DNB 1999/1)15Antiviral Drugs1999
Direct acting antivirals for Hepatitis C in children (DNB 2022/2)5Antiviral Drugs2022
Bronchodilators (DNB 1994/2)15Bronchodilators1994
Recombinant Human Erythropoietin (DNB 1994/2)15Erythropoietin1994
Therapeutic uses of Erythropoietin (DNB 2024/2)5Erythropoietin2024
Mechanism of action, therapeutic dose, and adverse effects in children of low molecular weight heparins (DNB 2016/1)5Low Molecular Weight Heparins2016
Mechanism of action, therapeutic dose, and adverse effects in children of magnesium sulphate (DNB 2016/1)5Magnesium Sulphate2016
Enumerate newer drugs for treatment of Epilepsy with their uses (DNB 2002/1)15Antiepileptics2002
Indications for the therapeutic use of newer anticonvulsants in childhood seizure states and their potential adverse effects (DNB 2007/1)10Antiepileptics2007
Newer antiepileptic drugs (DNB 2013/1)5, (DNB 2015/1)4 (DNB 2015/2)5Antiepileptics2013
Tabulate the mechanism of action, dosage, indications and side effects of the following a. Zonisamide b. Rufinamide c. Stiripentol d. Levetiracetam e. Lacosamide (DNB 2015/2)2x5Antiepileptics2015
Newer antiepileptic drugs. Write the name, dosage and salient adverse effects in tabular form (DNB 2017/2)5Antiepileptics2017
Current status of newer anti-epileptic drugs (DNB 2017/1)4Antiepileptics2017
Mechanism of action of valproate as an anti-epileptic drug (DNB 2018/1)5Antiepileptics2018
Mechanisms of supraventricular tachycardia and mode of action of adenosine in supraventricular tachycardia (DNB 2018/1)5Anti-arrhythmics2018
Infliximab (DNB 2016/2)Miscellaneous2016
Aerosol therapy for respiratory disorders (DNB 2017/1) 5Miscellaneous2017
Anti-cytokine drugs and their indication (DNB 2018/2)5Miscellaneous2018
Haematopoetic growth factors (DNB 2018/2)5Miscellaneous2018
Rituximab - mode of action, indication and adverse effects (DNB 2019/2)6Miscellaneous2019
Role of sildenafil citrate in new born practise (DNB 2019/1)5Miscellaneous2019
Drug surveillance (DNB 2020/2)5Miscellaneous2020
Immunomodulators in pediatric patients (DNB 2020/2)5Miscellaneous2020
Risk of acid suppression medications (DNB 2021/1)5Miscellaneous2021
Pharmacokinetics of Acetaminophen (DNB 2021/2)5Miscellaneous2021
Monoclonal antibody use in paediatric practice (DNB 2021/2)5Miscellaneous2021
Rituximab (DNB 2022/1)5Miscellaneous2022
Antihelminthic drugs (DNB 2022/1)5Miscellaneous2022
Indications of Rituximab in pediatric diseases (DNB 2023/1)5Miscellaneous2023
Enzyme replacement therapy (DNB 2024/2)5Enzyme Replacement2024

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