POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE

UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO

MD (OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY) EXAMINATION
JULY 2014

Date : 8th July 2014 Time : 1.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m.

PAPER I

All four questions to be answered.

1. Describe the ways the facial nerve can get traumatized during mastoid
surgery.

Discuss the management of iatrogenic facial nerve palsy.

2. What are the extended applications of endoscopic sinus surgery ?

Discuss the methods to optimize the surgical field in endoscopic sinus

surgery.

3. What are the extracranial complications of acute otitis media ?

4. Write short notes on –

4.1. Clinical assessment of hearing

4.2. Complications of stapedectomy

4.3. Surgical treatment of snoring

 POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO

MS (OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY) EXAMINATION
JULY 2014

Date : 9th July 2014 Time : 9.00 a.m.–12.00 noon.

PAPER II

All four questions to be answered.

Illustrations must be labeled.

1. Discuss the management of head and neck terminal cancer.

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2.1. Describe the natural history of supra glottis carcinoma with
corresponding symptoms.

2.2. When can a supra glottic laryngectomy be considered ?

2.3. What are the preoperative preparations for total laryngectomy ?

3.
3.1. Describe the anatomy of the lymphatics in the neck.

3.2. Discuss the terms “radical neck dissection”, “modified radical neck
dissection” and “selective neck dissection”.

3.3. How do you manage chylous fistula following neck dissection ?

4. Write short notes -

4.1. Retropharyngeal abscess

4.2. Thyroglossal cyst

 POSTGRADUATE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
UNIVERSITY OF COLOMBO

MS (OTORHINOLARYNGOLOGY) EXAMINATION
JULY 2014

Date : 9th June 2014 Time : 1.00 p.m.–4.00 p.m..

PAPER III (General Surgery)

All six questions to be answered.

1. Define septic “shock”.

Outline the management of a patient in septic shock

2. Outline the causes, prevention and management of dehiscence of surgical

wounds..

3. Discuss the problems associated with obesity in a surgical patient and the
measures adopted during the perioperative period to minimize those.

4. Discuss the causes and management of post-operative pyrexia..

5. Discuss the principles of an „ideal dressing‟ for a chronic ulcer.

6. Write notes on :-.

6.1. Achalasia cardia.

6.2. Thyroid crisis (strom).