JCECE case studies
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refers to the Jharkhand Combined Entrance Competitive Examination Board (J.C.E.C.E.B.), constituted under Section 85 of the Bihar Re-Constituted Act, 2000 by the Government vide Memo No. 374 dated 29.03.2001. The JCECE case studies are 5 cases and about 2,856 words.
1Sizing a Solar Pump When the Well, Not the Array, Is the Limit
A panchayat in a plateau block of Jharkhand wants a solar pump for its dug well. The well is 1.2 m in diameter, the static water level is 12 m below ground, and the safe drawdown is 3 m; dry-season recharge measured over two weeks is about 1,200 L/h.
644 words, about 3 min2Day-Four Fever With a Rising Haematocrit: Admit or Reassure?
A 26-year-old man in a Ranchi suburb attends a private clinic on the fourth day of fever. Temperature 39.2 °C, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, generalised body ache with calf tenderness.
563 words, about 3 min3A 2.1 kg Baby at Home: Warm First or Refer Now?
An ANM is called at 9 pm to a home in a remote hamlet, 18 hours after a home delivery. The baby, a boy, weighed 2.1 kg at birth.
597 words, about 3 min4Warfarin, Ciprofloxacin and a Well-Meant Antacid
Mrs X, 68, takes warfarin 5 mg daily for atrial fibrillation (target INR 2.0-3.0) and attends the pharmacy with a prescription for ciprofloxacin 500 mg twice daily for 5 days for dysuria. Her INR today is 3.9; she has no bleeding, no bruising and no fall.
511 words, about 3 min5Blood Camp Under Target: Three Donors at the Screening Table
A blood donation camp is held at a Jharkhand block hospital on a Sunday; the target is 60 units, and by 3 pm only 34 have been collected. Twelve donors are still waiting and the last bus leaves at 5 pm.
541 words, about 3 min