SPM
Non-communicable diseases
Exam Yield
| Probability of getting 1 Question from this chapter | 81% |
1 questions may be asked from this Chapter.
Question Pattern
Not much of facts, but more of concepts and common sense.
Focus is on the numerically important NCDs
- HTN
- CAHD
- Cancer
- Obesity
- Blindness
Questions can be on Risk factors, and levels of prevention
Recent Questions
Questions on this chapter from recent NEET and AIIMS examinations have been about
- Phenomenon of BP Tracking
- Relative contribution of different risk factors in CAHD
- Dietary modification for CAHD
- Indicators of Body Fat
- Recommended Cholesterol Profile
- Blindness – WHO defintion
- MC cause of blindness in India
- Diet modification and exercise – level of prevention
- Height Independent Indicator of Obesity
- Virus associated with Malignancies
- Obesity – consequential diseases
- MC Cancer in Indian Women
- Project Monica
- Revised Jones Criteria
- Best level of prevention of breast cancer
Suggested Revision
Revising the following topics will be of help:
- BMI Ranges
- DM interventions
- Risk Factors for CA Breast
- Breast CA Screening Methods
- Impact of Lifestyle modification in HTN
- Primary & Secondary prevention of CA
- Voluntary Global NCD Targets
- Penicillin in ARF – Levels of prevention, prophylaxis schedule
- Hypertension – definition
- Xerophthalmia – WHO Classification
- Xerophthalmia – Levels of Prevention
- Diagnostic criteria for DM
- Risk Factors for CAHD
- Protective factor for DM
- DALY for HTN