Friday, 21 August 2015

COMMUNITY MEDICINE PAPER 2- 3RD MBBS PART 1 KUHS- FEBRUARY 2015

Q.P.Code: 304001                               Reg no.:………………………
Third Professional MBBS ( Part I ) Degree Examinations, February 2015
Community Medicine- Paper II

Time: 3 Hours                    Total Marks:60

  • Answer all questions 
  • Draw diagrams wherever necessary

Essay: (10)
1. A 10 years old boy studying in a primary school had hypo pigmented patches at the back detected during school health checkup. Answer the following:

  • What are the probable causes
  • How will you diagnose the condition
  • What are the tests you perform
  • How will you manage this case 


Problems: (2X5=10)
2. Many cases of malaria are reported in a primary health centre area. How will you investigate. What are the malariometric indices you take to analyze and manage the situation.
3. A 3 years child was brought with fever and rashes on the body. The child was partially immunized. How will you diagnose and manage the case.

Short answer Question: (5X4=20)

4. Multi drug therapy in leprosy
5. Directly observed treatment short course plus in tuberculosis
6. Nutritional anemia
7. Baby friendly hospital initiative.
8. Antiretroviral therapy centre

Differentiate  between: (3x2=6)
9. Type I and type II diabetes mellitus
10. Lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy
11. Antigenic shift and drift

Substantiate your answer with reasons : (2X2=4)

12. Integrated vector management is an effective strategy for malaria control
13. Appropriate technology is suitable for health care in developing countries

List the following: (5X2=10)

14. Food toxicants
15. Morbidity indicators
16. Factory act
17. Millennium development goals
18. Biomedical waste management in a hospital set up.