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Name of the University : Kerala University of Health Sciences
Degree : D.M. (Nephrology)
Subject Name : Recent Advances in Nephrology
Paper : I,II,III & IV
Year : September 2013
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D.M. (Nephrology) Degree Examinations –
Time: 3 hrs
Max marks:100
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September 2013
Paper I
Basic Sciences
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1. Discuss the role of tubulo-glomerular feedback in health and disease
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2. Diagnostic importance of C3 measurement
3. Prostaglandins and kidney
4. Middle molecular toxins
5. Systolic hypertension
6. Panel reactive antibody
7. Renal ischemia-reperfusion injury
8. Anion gap
9. Kf of hemodialyser
Paper II
Clinical Nephrology
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1. Discuss the pathogenesis of crescentic glomerulonephritis in detail.
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2. Parenteral nutrition in acute kidney injury
3. A-V Fistula first as vascular access for dialysis
4. Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for acute kidney injury
5. Induction immuno suppression in pediatric kidney transplantation
6. Role of intravenous immunoglobulin (IV IG) in transplant rejection
7. Paired kidney donation in renal transplantation
8. Bio-impedance spectroscopy for nutritional assessment
9. GFR equations for monitoring progression of chronic kidney disease
Paper III
Clinical Nephrology
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Essay: (20)
1. Discuss ABO incompatible kidney transplantation
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2. Interventional nephrology
3. Tolerance in transplantation
4. Bio artificial kidney
5. Slow low efficiency dialysis (SLED) in acute kidney injury
6. Pathogenesis of steroid resistant FSGS (Focal segmental glomerulo sclerosis)
7. Medullary cystic kidney disease
8. Liver support systems for acute and chronic liver failure
9. Nutritional supplements for end stage renal failure
Paper IV
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1. Define ‘brain death’. Discuss organization of deceased donor renal transplant programme. Highlight the differences from live donor transplant.
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2. Phospholipase A2 receptor antibody
3. IgA dominat post infectious glomerulonephritis
4. Renal sympathetic ablation
5. Pre transplant preparation of ABO incompatible renal transplant recipient
6. Collagenofibrotic glomerulopathy
7. Bile cast nephropathy
8. Endocrine derangements in CKD
9. CD 80 podocytopathy
July 2014
Paper I
Basic Sciences
Time: 3 hrs
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1. Discuss the renal handling of H+ and explain how kidneys respond to chronic acid loading.
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2. Tubulo glomerular balance
3. Role of urinary electrolytes in clinical nephrology
4. Hyperkalemic distal RTA (Renal Tubular Acidosis)
5. Pathogenesis of osmotic demyelination syndrome
6. Nephrologist’s perspective of ‘low birth weight’
7. Role of electron microscopy in renal pathology
8. Phosphatonins
9. Urinary anion gap
Paper II
Clinical Nephrology :
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1. Discuss the pathogenesis of post transplant erythrocytosis
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2. Anti thymocyte globulin (ATG) induction in renal transplantation
3. Dose of dialysis and hemodiafiltration in acute kidney injury
4. Treatment of membranous lupus nephritis
5. Role of plasmapheresis in renal transplantation
6. Treatment of steroid resistant minimal change disease
7. Grade IV vesico-uretric reflux – management
8. Ultra filtration failure in peritoneal dialysis
9. Altrustic organ donation and human organ transplantation act (HOTA)
Paper III
Clinical Nephrology
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1. Discuss the etiology, pathogenesis investigations and management of a typical hemolytic uremic syndrome
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2. Sleep disturbances in CKD
3. Vitamin D dependant renal rickets
4. Belatacept in renal transplantation
5. Collapsing glomerulopathy
6. Reno vascular hypertension in a young lady – causes and management
7. Lithium nephrotoxicity
8. Newer dialysis solutions in CAPD
9. Transplant glomerulopathy
Paper IV
Recent Advances in Nephrology
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1. Discuss the pathogenesis and management of ANCA positive crescentic glomerulonephritis
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2. Obesity and kidney disease
3. Acute kidney injury in liver diseases
4. Optimizing the dialysis dose in end stage renal failure
5. Stem cell transplantation in acute kidney injury
6. Glomerular disease associated with malignancy
7. Renal replacement therapy for elderly end stage renal disease patients
8. Recurrence of glomerular disease after kidney transplantation
9. Tuberculosis after kidney transplantation