FEBRUARY 2018 Sub. Code: 1622
B.Sc. PHYSICIAN ASSISTANT
THIRD YEAR
PAPER II NEPHROLOGY/PULMONOLOGY/GASTRO
ENTEROLOGY/ORTHOPAEDICS
Q.P. Code: 801622
Time: Three Hours Maximum: 100 Marks
Answer all questions
I. Elaborate on: x 10 30)
1. Write in detail about osteosarcoma.
2. Classify lung cancers. Write in detail about the etiology, risk factors,
pathophysiology.
3. What is bronchial asthma? Discuss the triggers and pathophysiology in detail.
II. Write notes on: x 5 40)
1. Write a short note on hypoxia.
2. Treatment of status asthmaticus.
3. What questions will you ask a patient who comes to OPD with
complaints of breathing difficulty?
4. Write about flail chest.
5. What are the indications for upper GI endoscopy?
6. Nerve supply of diaphragm?
7. What is cyanosis? List 4 causes for it.
8. List the types of fractures.
III. Short answers on: (10 x 3 30)
1. Write 3 causes of pleural effusion.
2. What is malena? Write 2 causes for it.
3. Draw the structure of a nephron.
4. Write the steps in thoracentesis
5. How will you prepare a patient for colonoscopy?
6. In urinalysis what does the following mean
Increased urine WBC Increased urine RBC Increased urine albumin
7. Write 3 causes for anemia.
8. List 6 causative organisms for pneumonia.
9. What is Byssinosis?
10. List three non-cardiogenic causes of pulmonary edema.