FINAL EXAM NATIONAL BOARD OF EXAMINATIONS

DECEMBER 2016
GENERAL MEDICINE

PAPER III

Please read carefully the important instructions mentioned on Page 1

Answers to questions of Part A and Part B are to be strictly attempted in separate answer
sheet(s) and the main + supplementary answer sheet(s) used for each part must be tagged
separately.
Answers to questions of Part A attempted in answer sheet(s) of Part B or vice versa shall
not be evaluated.

PART B

6. a) What are the extra-articular manifestations of rheumatoid 4+6

arthritis?
b) Management of rheumatoid arthritis.

7. a) Enumerate the causes of aortic regurgitation. 4+6

b) Management of patients with aortic regurgitation.

8. a) Pathophysiology of myasthenia gravis. 4+6

b) Clinical features of myasthenia gravis and outline
laboratory diagnosis of myasthenia gravis.

9. a) Enumerate the causes of ANCA-associated vasculitis. 3+(4+3)

b) Clinical features and management of microscopic
polyangitis.

10. a) Risk factors for venous thromboembolism. 3+4+3

b) Diagnosis of acute pulmonary embolism.
c) Outline the management of acute pulmonary embolism.

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