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Name of the University : The Tamilnadu Dr. M.G.R. Medical University
Degree : D.M
Branch : BRANCH XI – NEONATOLOGY
Subject Code/Name : 1454/COMMUNITY NEONATOLOGY, RECENT ADVANCES
Paper : IV
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Community Neonatology Recent Advances Question Paper
Sub. Code: 1454
D.M – NEONATOLOGY
Paper – IV COMMUNITY NEONATOLOGY, RECENT ADVANCES
Q.P. Code: 161454
Time: 3 hours
Maximum: 100 marks
(180 Min)
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August 2012
Answer ALL questions in the same order.
I. Elaborate on:
1. Outcome and long term consequences of Preterm Babies.
2. Describe an approach to a Neonate with Multiple Congenital Anomalies and Suggest ways to reduce birth of these babies.
II. Write notes on:
1. Role of interventional cardiology in Neonatology.
2. Recent advances in fetal surgery.
3. Neuroprotective strategies in HIE.
4. Post Hemorrhagic Hydrocephalus.
5. Non nutritive sucking.
6. Significance of Neonatal Behavior.
7. Handicaps of late preterm babies.
8. Medical closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus.
9. Sensory issues affecting VLBW babies.
10. Co surviving twin.
August 2013
Paper – IV COMMUNITY NEONATOLOGY, NATIONAL MCH PROGRAMMES, ALLIED DISCIPLINES, NEURO DEVELOPMENT FOLLOW UP, RECENT ADVANCES, REHABILITATION ETC.,
I. Elaborate on: (2X15=30)
1. Write notes on Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy scheme and its impact on neonatal health in Tamilnadu.
2. Diagnostic approach to disorders of acid base balance and their management in a neonate.
II. Write notes on: (10X7=70)
1. Tests for hearing screening of high risk neonates and interpretation brain stem evoked auditory response?
2. Adreno cortical axis in extremely low birth weight infants.
3. Antenatal markers of chromosomal disorders in foetus.
4. Role of magnetic resonance spectroscopy in neonatology.
5. Transcutaneous bilirubin measurement.
6. Merits and demerits of T-Piece Resuscitator.
7. Uses and limitations of the fetal biophysical profile.
8. Non-invasive assessment of lung volume.
9. Variables that can be manipulated during mechanical ventilation to improve oxygenation and ventilation in the neonate?
10. Verbal autopsy as a tool to investigate neonatal death.
August 2014
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 15 = 30)
1. Rashtriya Bal Suraksha Karyakram.
2. Evidences on the choice of devices for providing Positive pressure Ventilation in the delivery room.
II. Write notes on: (10 x 7 = 70)
1. Newer surfactants.
2. Simulation based learning in neonatal resuscitation.
3. Current concepts in Immunoglobulin therapy.
4. Early initiation of breast feeding- practical difficulties and possible solutions.
5. Intravenous lipids in parenteral nutrition.
6. Complications of umbilical catheters.
7. VEGF inhibitors therapy in Retinopathy of prematurity.
8. How will you manage a baby born to mother with active chicken pox?
9. Heated humidified high flow nasal canula therapy (HHHFNC).
10. Multiple courses of antenatal corticosteroids.
February 2014
Sub. Code:1451
Time: Three Hours
Maximum: 100 marks
I. Elaborate on: (2X15=30)
1. Development of heart and congenital heart defects observed in neonates.
2. Physiology of calcium regulation and disorders of metabolism of calcium in a neonate.
II. Write notes on: (10X7=70)
1. CSF dynamics and analysis.
2. Receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC).
3. Development and maturation of renal function.
4. Oxygen transport in neonates.
5. Pre and probiotics in preterm infants.
6. Drug therapy for perinatal HIV.
7. Prenatal counseling.
8. Steroidogenesis in the fetoplacental unit.
9. Behavioral states as an indicator of neural integrity.
10.Temperature regulation in preterm babies.
August 2015
Sub. Code:1451
I. Elaborate on: (2 x 15 = 30)
1. Physiology of transition from fetal to neonatal circulation and pathophysiology of persistent pulmonary hypertension.
2. Control of breathing in neonates and pathogenesis of apnoea of prematurity.
II. Write notes on: (10 x 7 = 70)
1. Newer insights into pathophysiology of PVL.
2. Management of foetal tachyarrhythmia.
3. Cellular mechanisms of antibiotic resistance and strategies for prevention.
4. Umbilical artery Doppler in the assessment of foetal growth restriction.
5. Adaptive responses to Neonatal hypoglycaemia.
6. Development of neonatal skin and its implications.
7. Cerebral function monitoring.
8. Prenatal work up of foetal hydrops.
9. ROC curve.
10. Metabolic acid base disorders in a neonate.