March 2007

Third year prefinal M.B.B.S. Degree Examination

I. Write Essay:

     1. Enumerate the causes of conductive hearing loss with intact tymapnic membrane.  Discuss the clinical features and management of otitis media with effusion in a 4 year old child.  (15 marks)

     2. Enumerate the causes of epistaxis.  Describe the management of epistaxis.
        (5 + 5 = 10 marks)

     3. What are the causes of stridor in children?  Discuss the types, procedure and complications of Tracheostomy.  (3 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 10 marks)

II.  Write briefly on:

     a. Submucous fibrosis
     b. Cochlear implant
     c. Vocal nodule
     d. Rinne's test
     e. Rhinoscleroma

(5 x 5 = 25 marks)