Download MBBS KUHS 2nd Year 2021 December 201001 Pharmacology Paper I Previous Question Paper

Download MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) KUHS (Kerala University of Health Science) 2nd Year (Second Year) 2021 December 201001 Pharmacology Paper I Previous Question Paper

Q.P. Code: 201001

Reg. No.: .....................

Second Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations

December 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 antiepileptic drugs. Explain the mechanism of action, uses and adverse effects

of phenytoin and sodium valproate. List four drugs used in status epilepticus.

(2+3+1)

2. A 30 years old pregnant woman attended to hospital with a complaint of sudden onset

of swelling of right leg and tenderness over calf. Venous Doppler of right leg suggestive
of presence of a large thrombus in leg veins.
? Classify anticoagulants
? Choose the ideal drug for this patient, write its mechanism of action and adverse

effects.

? What are advantages of low molecular weight heparins

(2+2+2)

Short Notes:

(5x3=15)

3. Plasma half life
4. Metoprolol
5. Neostigmine
6. Potassium sparing diuretics
7. Clinical uses of prostaglandins

Write the Pharmacological basis for the use of:

(3x1=3)

8. Pralidoxime in organophosphate compound poisoning
9. Carbidopa in combination with Levodopa.
10. Verapamil in paroxysmal supra ventricular tachycardia

Write two uses and two adverse effects of the following drugs:

(3x1=3)

11. Clonidine
12. Morphine
13. Ketamine
Choose the appropriate drug and Justify:

(2x1=2)

14. Enalapril/amlodipine in hypertension with renal failure
15. Dopamine/Dobutamine in congestive heart failure
Name the following (Two examples for each):

(5x1=5)

16. Topical nasal decongestants
17. Atypical neuroleptics
18. Selective cyclooxygenase ? 2 (COX-2) inhibitors
19. Potassium channel openers
20. Anticholinergic bronchodilators

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