Q.P.Code:303001 Reg.no.:………………
Third Professional MBBS (Part I) Supplementary
Degree Examinations, September 2014
Community
Medicine-Paper I
Time : 3 Hours Total Marks: 60
- Answer all questions
- Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essay :( 10)
1. Sanjana is a recent MBBS graduate who is working as a
medical officer in a primary health center. There a number of patients presents
to her with signs of jaundice. A local traditional medication practitioner
tells her about the usefulness of a special plant in the treatment of jaundice.
She decides to test the plant. Answer the following:
- What type of study design should she use?
- What are the steps of such a study?
- How she will analyze the data that she has gathered (2+4+4=10)
Problems: (2×5=10)
2. As a medical officer of a primary health centre what are
the steps that you will take to investigate the outbreak of food poisoning
following a village festival
3. What are the critical factors that you will consider,
when taking the history of a 40 years old male whose BMI is 28.5, who presents
to you at an annual medical check-up conducted by his company
Short answer questions: (5×4=20)
4. Dietary goals recommended by WHO experts
5. Effects of noise exposure
6. Third generation IUCD’s
7. Causes of sickness absenteeism
8. Symptoms of drug addiction
Differentiate between: (3×2=6)
9. Pre-employment medical check and periodic medical check
10. Early expanding stage and late expanding stage in the
demographic cycle
11. Isolation and quarantine
Substantiate your answers with reasons: (2×2=4)
12. Exclusive breast feeding is imperative for the young
infant
13. Medic-social worker is an important part of the health
team
List the following: (5×2=10)
14. Criteria for judging casuality
15. Specific protection methods
16. Indicators used in the calculation of human
developmental index
17. Steps in a case-control study
18. Drugs used in category II of tuberculosis treatment
