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Neonatology
1 Neonatal resuscitation
Draw resuscitation of newborn algorithm (2019-8)
Algorithm of neonatal resuscitation (2014J-2)
Neonatal Resuscitation - 2023 - 3
Discuss the pathophysiology of asphyxia in the newborn? What are the steps of neonatal resuscitation? Write
the algorithm of neonatal resuscitation - 2024 – 15
Describe fetal circulation and write a flow diagram of neonatal resuscitation (2016F-10)
2 Neonatal hypothermia
Define various stages of alteration of body temperature in neonates. Describe prevention and management of
hypothermia in neonates (2015J-5)
Neonatal Hypothermia (2013 - 2)
3 Neonatal jaundice
Neonatal Jaundice2013-2
Management of Pathological Jaundice - 2022 - 5
4 Other questions
Hypoglycaemia in newborn (2020-5)
Write clinical features and management of respiratory distress syndrome in newborn (2019-5)
Discuss neonatal sepsis and its management (2017-5)
Describe the etiology, clinical features, and management of neonatal convulsions (2016A-5)
Enumerate the types of low birth weight babies. Describe the problems and management of a low-birth-weight
neonate (2014D-5)
What is the most common cause of neonatal mortality in India? - 2024 – 1
Kangaroo mother care (2021-3)

Grwoth and development

1 Sexual maturity rating
Sexual maturation rating - 2024 - 5
Sexual maturity rating (2017-2)
2 Developmental delay
Preventable causes of developmental delay (2018-5)
Preventable causes of developmental delay 2012-5
3 Developmental milestones
Describe growth in a one-to-five-year-old child (2017S-5)
Developmental milestones of a child from birth to 5 years in tabular form (2014D-5)
Write down key gross motor milestones up to 5 years of age (2013 - 5)
At what age following milestones are achieved: 2013-2
(a) Neck holding
(b) Sitting without support
Milestones of a child at 3 years of age - 2023 - 5
4 Other questions
Breath-holding spell (2016F-2)
Growth charts (2016A-2)
Approach to short stature (2015J-5)
FTT (Failure to Thrive) (2014D-2)
Which among the following is an age-independent anthropometric measure?
(1) Weight-for-age
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(ii) Height-for-age
(iii) Weight-for-height
(iv) Arm span - 2024 - 1

Nutrtion
1 SAM
Management of severe acute malnutrition (2021-5)
Write age-independent criteria for the assessment of malnutrition (2019-5)
Write clinical features, diagnosis, and management of severe acute malnutrition (2018-5)
Management of severe acute malnutrition (2017-2)
Discuss diagnosis and management of severe acute malnutrition (SAM) (2017S-5)
Describe clinical features, diagnosis, and management of severe acute malnutrition (2014J-5)
Draw the time frame for initiating/achieving 10 steps of management of malnutrition (2013 - 5)
Describe briefly the management of a 4-year-old boy with weight for height at 2nd centile in WHO growth
reference and having pedal edema, axillary temperature 34°C, and inability to eat (2013 - 5)
Write clinical features, diagnosis, and management of severe Acute malnutrition. 2012-5 
Severe Acute Malnutrition - 2023 - 3
2 Related to breast milk
Oxytocin Reflex (2013 - 2)
Composition of Breast Milk - 2022 - 5
Complementary feeding - 2024 - 5
3 Other questions
Scurvy (2016F-2)
Rickets (2014D-2)
Tabulate the differences between Kwashiorkor and Marasmus (2013 - 5)

Genetics
1 Down syndrome
Clinical features and associated anomalies in a child with Down's syndrome (2021-5)
Down syndrome (2018-2)
Clinical features of Down Syndrome (2017S-2)
Counseling in Down Syndrome (2016A-2)
Down Syndrome (2015J-2)
Down syndrome (2014J-2)
Down syndrome 2012-2
2 Other questions
Turner syndrome (2014J-2)
Autosomal Dominant Inheritance - 2023 – 3

CNS
1 Meningitis
Management of pyogenic meningitis for a 15kg child (2014D-2)
Tubercular meningitis (2015J-2)
Management of pyogenic meningitis in children (2016A-2)
Describe the clinical features, diagnosis, and management of tubercular meningitis in children (2020-8)

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Describe clinical features, treatment, and complications of tubercular meningitis in children (2014J-5)
Approach to a child with Tubercular Meningitis - 2023 - 8
2 Febrile seizures
Febrile seizures (2016A-2)
Febrile seizures (2015J-2)
Febrile Seizures (2013 - 2)
Febrile Convulsion (Seizure) 2013-2
Febrile Seizures - 2022 - 8
Febrile seizures - 2024 - 5
3 Status epilepticus
Phenobarbitone (2017S-2)
Status epilepticus (2016F-2)
Management of status epilepticus for a 10kg child (2014D-2)
Management of Status Epilepticus2013-2
Any seizure persisting for more than 30 minutes is termed as _____ - 2024 - 1
4 Acute flaccid paralysis
Write a tabular form of differential diagnosis of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) (2016F-5)
Acute Flaccid Paralysis (2013 - 2)
5 Other questions
Discuss in detail etiology, classification, clinical features, evaluation, and management of a child with cerebral palsy
(2021-8)
Causes of acute encephalitis syndrome (2019-3)
Hydrocephalus - 2022 – 2

Endocrine
1 Congenital hypothyroidism
Congenital hypothyroidism (2020-5)
Management of congenital hypothyroidism (2017-2)
Hypothyroidism (2014D-2)
Write 2 clinical features of Congenital Hypothyroidism. 2013-2
What is the most common cause of congenital hypothyroidism? - 2024 – 1
2 Puberty
precocious puberty (2014J-2)
Delayed puberty (2014J-2)
Puberty may be delayed in constitutional growth delay - (True/False) - 2024 – 1
Adolescent health problems (2018-5)
3 Diabetes
Name TWO characteristics of Type-I Diabetes Mellitus (2014J-2)
Approach to a child with Diabetic Ketoacidosis - 2023 - 8

Respiratory system
1 Pneumonia
Enumerate various etiological causes of pneumonia in children. Write clinical features, diagnosis,
complications,
and management of pneumonia (2021-8)

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Management of very severe pneumonia in a one-year-old child (2017S-2)

Describe Pneumonia as per IMNCI (2014J-2)
Discuss the differential diagnosis of an 8-month-old child having fever, respiratory rate of 70 per minute, and
chest retractions. Plan his relevant management (2013 - 5)
Describe clinical features of severe Pneumonia. 2013-2
2 Stridor
Differential diagnosis of stridor in children (2019-5)
Stridor in children - 2024 – 5
Croup (2016A-2)
3 Asthma
Classification of asthma according to severity (2016F-2)
Enumerate causes of wheeze in a 5-year-old child. Describe the management of status asthmaticus (2016A-5)
Status asthmaticus (2015J-2)
Name TWO drugs for management of Status Asthmaticus (2014J-2)
Define Bronchial Asthma. 2013-2
Name two reliever drugs used in acute exacerbation of asthma - 2024 - 1
4 Empyema thoracis
Empyema thoracis (2015J-2)
Empyema thoracis (2015J-2)
5 Other questions
Diagnosis and complications of pertussis 2012-5
Aminophylline (2017S-2)

CVS
1 CCF
Describe etiology, signs and symptoms, and management of congestive cardiac failure in children (2020-8)
Diagnosis and management of cardiac failure (2018-5)
Nada's criteria (2016F-2)
Describe the causes, clinical features, diagnosis, and principles of management of congestive cardiac failure
(2016A-5)
CCF: Clinical features, diagnosis, and management (2015J-5)
Diagnosis and management of cardiac failure 2012-5
2 RF & RHD
Primary and secondary prevention of rheumatic fever (2021-3)
ARI control program in India (2016A-2)
Jones Criteria for Rheumatic Fever (2014D-2)
ARI control programme (2014J-2)
3 Congenital heart disease
Name TWO Left to Right shunt type congenital heart diseases (CHD) (2014J-2)
Classify congenital heart disease. Describe the clinical features, diagnosis, complications, and management of
Tetralogy of Fallot - 2024 – 15
two complications that occur in the natural history of untreated VSD - 2024 - 1
4 Other question
Management of paroxysmal atrial tachycardia (2017S-2)

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PDA (Patent Ductus Arteriosus) (2016F-2)

Describe 2 clinical findings of aortic regurgitation. 2013-2
The goal of treatment of Hypertension is to bring down the blood pressure to:
(i) <90th centile
(ii) 95th centile
(iii) <50th centile
(iv) <97th centile - 2024 - 1

GIT
1 ORS
Write composition of low osmolality ORS. 2013-2
Oral rehydration therapy (ORT) (2016F-2)
ORS (2021-3)
2 Plan A/B/C
Plan ‘B’ Management (2015J-2)
Plan ‘C’ Management (2014D-2)
Plan 'C' management in diarrhea - 2024 - 5
3 Persistent diarrhoea
Persistent diarrhoea (2016F-2)
Persistent diarrhoea (2014J-2)
4 Management of diarrhoea
Describe causes, clinical features, and management of dehydration (2017-5)
Plan fluid and nutritional therapy for a 3-year-old female child with a 3-day history of watery diarrhea and
vomiting. Provide management based on the provided clinical scenario (2015J-5)
Hyponatremic dehydration (2015J-2)
Describe the immediate and detailed dietary management of an 18-month-old female child presenting with
severe malnutrition and dehydration as per the clinical scenario (2014D-5)
Write fluid replacement advice for a one-year-old child having diarrhea without dehydration (2014J-2)
What is the most common cause of acute watery diarrhea in children? - 2024 - 1
5 Other questions
Management of lactose intolerance (2017-2)
Gastroesophageal reflux (2017S-2)
Dysentery (2014J-2)
The plenty of mucus in stool indicates dysentery - (True/False) - 2024 - 1

Hepato
What is the commonest cause of CLD (chronic liver disease) in older children in India? - 2024 - 1

Renal
1 Nephrotic syndrome
Treatment of nephrotic syndrome in a two-year-old child (2017-2)
Management of nephrotic syndrome - 2024 - 5
Nephrotic syndrome patients have massive proteinuria - Why? - 2024 - 1
2 Glomerulonephritis
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Describe clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of acute glomerulonephritis (2017S-5)

Write differential diagnosis of hematuria and describe acute glomerulonephritis (2016F-5)
Acute Glomerulonephritis - 2022 – 8
Poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis (2020-3)
3 Other questions
Acute renal failure (2014J-2)
Causes of Hematuria in Children2013-2

Rheumat
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Hematology
1 IDA
Define anaemia and write morphological classification of anaemia. Describe management of iron deficiency
anaemia (2019-8)
Iron deficiency anemia in children (2016A-2)
2 Sickle cell anaemia
Diagnosis and management of sickle cell crisis (2017-5)
Draw Pedigree chart of a couple with both members having sickle cell trait. 2013-2
Describe various crisis of sickle cell, its clinical features, and management. 2013-5
Fever and infection in a patient of sickle cell anaemia - 2024 - 5
Pneumococcal sepsis is very common in children with sickle cell anemia - Why? - 2024 - 1
3 Thalassaemia
Diagnosis of megaloblastic anaemia (2017S-2)
Diagnosis and management of thalassemia (2014J-2)
Chelation therapy in thalassemia (2014D-2)
4 Other questions
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) 2013-2

Infections
1 Malaria
Criteria for severe malaria (2021-5)
Write a short note on severe malaria (2013 - 5)
Management of uncomplicated falciparum malaria in an 8-year-old child weighing 15kg (2014D-2)
Clinical features of severe malaria (2017S-2)
2 Diphtheria
Enumerate causes of stridor in children and describe clinical features and management of diphtheria (2018-5)
Enumerate causes of stridor in children and describe clinical features and management of Diphtheria 2012-5
Describe clinical features, diagnosis, and management of Diphtheria. 2013-5
3 Dengue
Management of dengue (2017-2)
Management of Severe Dengue Fever - 2022 – 5
laboratory tests for diagnosis of dengue fever in the first 5 days of illness? - 2024 - 1
4 Other questions
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Diagnosis and complications of pertussis (2018-5)

Chicken Pox (2013 - 2)
Blood Widal is the gold standard test for diagnosis of typhoid fever in children - 2024 - 1

Poisoning
1 Snake bite
Management of snake bite (2020-5)
Snake bite (2018-2)
Management of snake bite (2017-2)
Snake bite 2012-2
Snake Bite - 2022 - 2
2 Scorpion poisoning
Scorpion poisoning (2017S-2)
Scorpion poisoning (2016A-2)
Management of a child with Scorpion Poisoning - 2023 - 5
Pharmacological and physiological antidote of scorpion venom is ______ - 2024 - 1
3 OP Poisoning
Organophosphorus poisoning (2018-2)
Organophosphorus poisoning 2012-2
4 Other questions
Poisoning in children (2014J-2)

Vaccination
1 NIS
Write the National Immunization Schedule and side effects of commonly used vaccines (2018-4)
National Immunization Schedule (2015J-2)
Write National Immunization schedule and side effects of commonly used vaccines. (4) 2012-4
Write Immunization schedule for a 1-year-old unvaccinated child. 2013-2
2 Typhoid vaccine
Typhoid conjugate vaccine - 2024 - 5
Typhoid vaccine (2017-2)
3 Rota virus
Rotavirus vaccine (2019-3)
Rotavirus vaccine (2016F-2)
4 Side effect
AEFI (Adverse Events Following Immunization) (2014D-2)
Enumerate TWO side effects of DPT vaccine (2014J-2)
5 Other questions
Inactivated polio vaccine (IPV) (2020-3)
Discuss newer vaccines (2017S-5)
Write 2 vaccines recommended for adolescents. 2013-2
Japanese Encephalitis Vaccine - 2023 - 5

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Others
1 Shock
Shock: Clinical features, diagnosis, and management (2014D-5)
Describe TWO clinical features of hypovolemic shock (2014J-2)
Write 2 clinical features of septic shock. 2013-2
Enumerate causes of shock in a one-year-old child and its management (2017-5)
2 Hyperkalemia
Treatment of hyperkalaemia (2020-3)
Hyperkalemia (2017-2)
Salbutamol nebulization is used for treatment of hyperkalemia - 2024 - 1
3 Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia
Hyponatremia - 2022 - 2
4 Vitamin A
Vitamin A prophylaxis (2017S-2)
Describe clinical features, diagnosis, and management of Vitamin A deficiency (2016A-5)
Vitamin A deficiency (2015J-2)
5 Health programs
Ayushman Bharat Yojna (2019-3)
Adolescent health problems 2012-5
IMNCI - Principles of integrated care - 2024 - 5
6 Other
Childhood obesity (2016A-2)
Which iron chelator is administered by subcutaneous route?
(i) Deferoxamine
(ii) Deferasirox
(iii) Deferiprone
(iv) Penicillamine - 2024 – 1
Micropenis in a newborn is defined as a stretched penile length less than? - 2024 - 1

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