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Download Gujarat University MBBS 2nd Year 0122 E490 Pharmacology Paper I Jan 2022 Question Paper

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This post was last modified on 14 September 2025

Date: 18-01-2022
0122 E490
Second Year MBBS Examination
II MBBS Pharmacology Paper 1
Time: 3 hours

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Max Marks: 100
Instructions:
1. Answer to the points.
2. Figure to the right indicates marks.
3. Use separate answer books for each

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section.
4. Draw diagrams wherever necessary.
5. Write legibly.
Section 1
1. Answer any one of the following

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a) Classify Adrenergic drugs.
(10)
Mention the mechanism of action, adverse
drug reactions and uses for Adrenaline.
b) Define a "Receptor".

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[3+2+3+2=10]

Classify various receptors providing
suitable examples of drugs acting through
them respectively.
[2+5+3=10]

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2. Answer Any Two of the following
a) A Schizophrenic patient of 51 yrs (12)
of age who was on antipsychotic
medications complaints of parkinson's
like tremors and dyskinesia. Explain the

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mechanism underlying the adverse drug
reaction and recommend which drugs to
be used to continue treating
schizophrenia.
b) A 40 year old gardener was brought by

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his wife to the hospital. His complaints
were of getting vomiting, abdominal colic,
diarrhoea, sweating, urination and
dyspnoea. He also gave the history of
spraying insecticide in the garden for 2

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hours daily for last week. Identify the
cause and describe how you will manage
the case.
c) A 35 year old epileptic patient was
prescribed tablet Phenytoin sodium by his

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neurologist. As a prescriber, mention the
instructions that you will give to the
patient regards appropriate administration
of the drug treatment.
3. Write Short Notes on Any Three of the

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following:

a) Therapeutic Drug Monitoring with (18)
drug examples requiring the same
b) Compare and contrast between
Barbiturates and Benzodiazepines

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c) Mention the adverse drug reactions for
Atropine
d) State the importance of Doctor-patient
communication with an example
4. Answer Any Five of the following

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briefly in 2 to 3 sentences

a) What is Hofmann's elimination?
(10)
Provide examples of drugs undergoing the
same.

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b) Give the uses for chlorpromazine
c) Describe the mechanism underlying
Succinylcholine [SCh] apnoea

d) State the pharmacological basis of
using physostigmine in Dhathura

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poisoning
e) What are substances of abuse? Give
examples for the same
f) Mention about diagnostic use of
homatropine along with its mechanism

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Section 2
5. Answer any one of the following
a) Classify Angiotensin Converting
(10)
Enzyme inhibitors [ACEI], Describe their

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adverse drug reactions and therapeutic
uses.
[4+3+3=10]
b) Classify Anticoagulants. Mention the
mechanism of action, adverse drug

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reactions and indications for Heparin
6. Answer Any Two of the following
a) A 55 year old patient of
(12)
Hypertension with his B.P measuring

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170mm/120 mm Hg was given clonidine
by his physician. After 15 days the patient

voluntarily discontinued his treatment and
was brought back to the hospital with
elevated blood pressure. State the reason

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and write about the management of this
condition.
b) A 50-yr old male presented with
complaints of severe pain & swelling of
right first metatarso-phalangeal joint

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[Rt.Great toe]X2 days. What is the likely
diagnosis and list the drags used to treat
this condition.
c) A patient of 45 years of age has
undergone total gastrectomy. Justify why

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the surgeon has advised him life long
parenteral vitamin B 12
7. Write Short Notes on Any Three of the
following:

a) Comment on the Fixed Dose

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(18)
Combination [FDC] of Atorvastatin
[I0mg] + Ezetimibe [IOmg]
b) Pharmacological basis of using
Salicylic acid with Benzoic acid in

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Whitfield's ointment

c) Mention the adverse drug effects for
Thiazide diuretics
d) Enumerate the uses of Beta-blockers
8. Answer Any Five of the following

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briefly in 2 to 3 sentences.

a) State the drag and its mechanism (10)
regards causing Gray Baby syndrome in
Neonates
b) Describe the mechanism of action for

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Clopidogrel.
c) Mention the role of Cetrizine in a
factory worker suffering from allergic
rhinitis.
d) Give the rationale for using N-acetyl

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cysteine in Paracetamol [PCM] poisoning
e) State the pharmacological basis of
using Nifedipine as an anti-hypertensive
drug
f) Mention the adverse drug reactions

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noted with Oral Iron [Fe] formulations