M.D- 1st Year Pulmonary Medicine - Recent Advances in Respiratory Diseases Including Clinical Immunology and Air Pollution(Kerala University of Health Sciences-2013)

           PG Degree Examinations in Pulmonary Medicine (MD) - May 2013

         Paper IV - Recent Advances in Respiratory Diseases Including Clinical
                                             Immunology and Air Pollution

Time: 3 hrs                                                                                 Max marks:100

• Answer all questions
• Draw diagrams wherever necessary

Essays: (20)

1. Define chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and management of a patient with acute exacerbation of COPD. Add a note on role of pollution in COPD

Short essays: (8x10=80)


2. Influenza vaccine.

3. BIPAP.

4. Tumour markers in screening of lung carcinoma.

5. Neo adjuvant chemotherapy.

6. Radiofrequency ablation.

7. Newer drugs in management of pulmonary hypertension.

8. Interferon gamma release assays.

9. Preventive therapy in asthma.