NBE DCH (Pediatrics) Jan 2026 (Dec 25 session) exit exam Paper 3

Diploma Paediatrics Paper 3 – Question List

1. a) International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) classification and definition of childhood epilepsy syndromes. [5]
   b) Approach to management of a child with squint. [5]
   
2. Briefly discuss the following regarding celiac disease:
   a) Etiopathogenesis. [4]
   b) Diagnosis and management. [6]
   
3. a) List the diseases covered in vector borne disease control program. [2]
   b) Define complicated malaria. [2]
   c) Management of complicated malaria. [3]
   d) Salient points of National Malaria Control Programme. [3]
   
4. a) Management of bronchiolitis. [5]
   b) What are the causes of leucocoria in a 2 month old child? [5]
   
5. a) Anorexia nervosa. [5]
   b) Prophylaxis in rheumatic fever. [5]
   
6. Stevens-Johnson syndrome:
   a) Etiology. [3]
   b) Clinical features. [3]
   c) Management. [4]
   
7. Systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis:
   a) Clinical presentation. [2]
   b) Diagnostic criteria. [3]
   c) Treatment. [3]
   d) Long term prognosis. [2]
   
8. In a child presenting with complaints of polyuria:
   a) Enlist the causes. [3]
   b) Diagnostic evaluation and management of central cause for polyuria. [7]
   
9. A 5-year-old boy presents with fever of 2 weeks duration.
   a) Enumerate the possible etiologies. [4]
   b) Discuss the approach to diagnosis. [6]
   
10. Briefly discuss the following regarding of substance abuse in adolescents:
    a) Epidemiology and risk factors in Indian context. [4]
    b) What is CRAFFT? [3]
    c) Enlist conditions classified as new morbidities in child health. [3]

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