ANAESTHESIOLOGY- SAMPLE PAPER- from DNB site

This is probably Dec 2006 question paper

Write short notes on the following:-

1. Acute Pain Management Service.
2. Anaesthesia for Electro Convulsive Therapy.
3. Anaesthetic management of Post Tonsillectomy Bleed.
4. Resuscitation of 60% burns in an adult patient.
5. Anaesthetic consideration for Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI).
6. Post-operative Pulmonary Complications.
7. Modified guidelines of Cardio-pulmonary Brain Resuscitation - 2005.
8. Thyrotoxic patient for subtotal thyroidectomy.
9. Diabetic patient with Autonomic Neuropathy for Abdominal Hysterectomy.
10. Laparoscopy surgery in a pregnant patient.

11. Myasthenic Syndrome.
12. Anti-thrombotic Prophylaxis and Neuraxial Anaesthesia.
13. Diagnosis and management of an acute attack of Malignant Hyperthermia.
14. Artificial Blood (Synthetic oxygen carrying substances).
15. Pulmonary Artery Pressure Monitoring.
16. Spinal Anaesthesia in children.
17. Pre-operative evaluation and preparation of a patient with Fallots Tetrology.
18. Total Intravenous Anaesthesia.
19. Anaesthetic management of a case of Pituitary Adenoma who is planned for excision of adenoma
(trans-sphenoidal hypophysectomy).
20. Anaesthetic problems in scoliosis surgery.

21. Discuss the causes of delayed recovery from anaesthesia and the management.
22. Complications of Extradural Anaesthesia.
23. Regional anaesthesia in day care surgery.
24. What do you mean by the term Golden hour in Trauma? Discuss the role of anaesthesist in resuscitation of a
trauma patient.
25. Discuss the management of an unconscious young patient with history of drowning.
26. What do you mean by awareness during anaesthesia? Mention the monitors in use to measure the depth anaesth.
27. Describe the intrathecal and epidural opioids in clinical practice and their complications.
28. What are the causes of hypercarbia during the intraoperative period. Discuss the effects and management.
29. Anaesthetic problems in a patient with extreme obesity.
30. Describe the different anaesthesia techniques practiced for cataract surgery and their complications.

31. Stress response to trauma and surgery.
32. Describe innervation of Female Genital Tract with a diagram and discuss methods of producing painless labour.
33. Lung Compliance.
34. Role of Kidney in Acid-base Regulation.
35. HELLP Syndrome.
36. Adrenergic Agonists.
37. Drug Interactions.
38. Phantom Limb Pain.
39. Hyperkalemia.
40. Role of magnesium in anaesthesia and Intensive Care Unit.