AUGUST 2017 Sub. Code: 1622
B.Sc. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
THIRD YEAR
PAPER II NEPHROLOGY/PULMONOLOGY/GASTRO
ENTEROLOGY/ORHTOPAEDICS
Q.P. Code: 801622
Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Answer all questions
I. Elaborate on: x 10 30)
1. What is COPD? Write the relevant questions you will ask in history for a
COPD patient. Write briefly about the pathophysiology and treatment.
2. What is a fracture? What are the types of fracture? Mention the principles
of fracture management.
3. List the complications of blood transfusion. What precautions will you take
before connecting blood to a patient?
II. Write notes on: x 5 40)
1. Write a short note on surgical asepsis.
2. Write 5 causes of hematemesis.
3. What questions will you ask a patient who comes to OPD with
complaints of cough?
4. Write about the hazards of smoking.
5. Write a note on colonoscopy.
6. Write about the management of bronchial asthma.
7. List 5 nephrotoxic drugs.
8. List the types of lung cancer.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 3 30)
1. What are the types of respiratory failure? What is the O2 and CO2 levels in each?
2. List 3 causes of hematuria.
3. Write about costochondritis.
4. List 3 drugs used for the treatment of constipation.
5. Write clinical features of osteosarcoma.
6. List the drugs used in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.
7. What are the chest x-ray findings in pulmonary edema?
8. What are the triggers of bronchial asthma?
9. What are the treatment options for gastritis?
10. Classify lung cancers.