Download MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) KUHS (Kerala University of Health Science) 2nd Year (Second Year) 2021 February 201001 Pharmacology Paper I Previous Question Paper
Q.P. Code: 201001
Reg. No.: .....................
Second Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations
February 2021
Pharmacology - Paper I
Time: 2 Hours
Max Marks: 40
Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly ? Do not leave any blank pages between
answers ? Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
Answer all parts of a single question together ? Leave sufficient space between answers
Draw table/diagrams/flow charts wherever necessary
Essays:
(2x6=12)
1. Classify anticholinergic drugs. Describe the pharmacological actions, therapeutic
uses and contraindications of atropine.
(2+2+1+1)
2. A 50 years old male patient came to hospital with a complaint of breathlessness,
Orthopnoea and swelling of both feet since 10 days. He is a known ischemic heart
disease patient, using aspirin only and not taking the other drugs as prescribed. His
heart rate is 128/mt and his blood pressure is 160/100 mm of Hg. Echocardiogram
shows dilated cardiac chambers.
? Classify drugs used in congestive heart failure
? Explain the mechanism and pharmacological action of digoxin
? Describe the adverse effects of beta blockers
(2+2+2)
Short Notes:
(5x3=15)
3. Pharmacogenetics
4. Prazosin
5. Diazepam
6. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
7. Prophylaxis of migraine
Write the Pharmacological basis for the use of:
(3x1=3)
8. Adrenaline in anaphylactic shock
9. Fomepizole in methanol poisoning
10. Tramadol as analgesic
Write two uses and two adverse effects of the following drugs:
(3x1=3)
11. Lignocaine
12. Carbamazepine
13. Isosorbidedinitrate
Choose the appropriate drug and Justify:
(2x1=2)
14. Naloxone/Methadone in morphine addiction
15. Frusemide/Hydrochlorothiazide as antihypertensive
Name the following (Two examples for each):
(5x1=5)
16. Oral direct factor Xa inhibitors
17. Mast cell stabilizers
18. Antitussives
19. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activators
20. Aldosterone antagonists
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