Exam Details

Subject Childhood Nutrition : In Health And Disease
Paper
Exam / Course Post Graduate Diploma in Rural Development
Department School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
Organization indira gandhi national open university
Position
Exam Date December, 2016
City, State new delhi,


Question Paper

1. BC is a 12 year old girl diagnosed with type I diabetes recently. Her endocrinologisthas referred her mother to you for guidance because 4 days ago she had a hypoglycemic event.
As a diabetes educator what advice would you give to BC and her mother regarding:

Ways to reduce her risk of hypoglycemia

Exchange system, carbohydrate counting/ distribution between meals

Glycemic Index and its use in planning meals

Nutrient requirement for BC

2. "Nutritional Management of Children with chronic liver disease is a challenge". Present a review (in about 500 words) highlighting what are the challenges faced and recommendations for nutritional therapy for children with chronic liver disease.

Present the classification of inborn errors of metabolism.

A leading health magazine has invited you to write an article on "Causes, risk factors and consequences of childhood obesity" for general public. Present a 300 -400 words article.

A nutrition education programme has been organized in an urban slum for mothers. The programme focuses on educating the mothers regarding implications of iodine deficiency in population groups and preventive and control strategies of iodine deficiency disorders. Present the talk you will deliver.

How will you define/diagnose Severe Acute Malnutrition Summarize the community based therapeutic care you will advocate for SAM child.

5. To showcase the Governments efforts towards improving the health, nutrition status of children, enlist the various nutrition and health related programmes implemented by the Government. Present a critical review on any two programmes highlighting its achievements and limitations.

6. Explain the following briefly:

Diet for an epileptic patient

Therapeutic benefits of zinc administration during diarrhoea

Dietary management of a child with acute renal failure

Feeding methods for pre term infants


Departments

  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • Centre for Corporate Education, Training & Consultancy (CCETC)
  • National Centre for Disability Studies (NCDS)
  • School of Agriculture (SOA)
  • School of Computer and Information Sciences (SOCIS)
  • School of Continuing Education (SOCE)
  • School of Education (SOE)
  • School of Engineering & Technology (SOET)
  • School of Extension and Development Studies (SOEDS)
  • School of Foreign Languages (SOFL)
  • School of Gender Development Studies(SOGDS)
  • School of Health Science (SOHS)
  • School of Humanities (SOH)
  • School of Interdisciplinary and Trans-Disciplinary Studies (SOITDS)
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  • School of Law (SOL)
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  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts (SOPVA)
  • School of Performing Arts and Visual Arts(SOPVA)
  • School of Sciences (SOS)
  • School of Social Sciences (SOSS)
  • School of Social Work (SOSW)
  • School of Tourism & Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSM)
  • School of Tourism &Hospitality Service Sectoral SOMS (SOTHSSM)
  • School of Translation Studies and Training (SOTST)
  • School of Vocational Education and Training (SOVET)
  • Staff Training & Research in Distance Education (STRIDE)

Subjects

  • Childhood Nutrition : Basic Concepts And Physiological Requirements
  • Childhood Nutrition : In Health And Disease
  • Communication and Extension in Rural Development
  • Rural Health Care