Download WBUHS (The West Bengal University of Health Sciences) MBBS (Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery) 2nd Year (Second Year) WBUHS Pharmacology Paper I 2012 Previous Question Paper
MBBS 2nd Professional Examinat
ion, 2012
PHARMACOLOGY
Paper ? I
Time allowed : 2 Hours
Full Marks : 40
Use Seperate answer script for each group
Attempt all questions.
The figures in the margine indicate distribution of marks in each questions
Group ? A
1. (a) What are the different routes of drug administration? What are the advanteges and disadvantages
of intravenous routes of drug administration? What is meant by "First-pass metabolism"? 4+2+2+2
Or
(b) An eight-year old boy arrives at the emergency ward with severe respiratory distress and wheezing.
Outline the drug management that would provide relief to the boy ( with brief mechanism of such
action and two common adverse effects for each drug ). What drugs would you prescribe to prevent
future similar attacks?
Group ? B
2. Explain why (any three) :
3 x 3
a) In angina pectoris Isosorbide dinitrate is administered sublingually.
b) Folic acid alone should not be used in megaloblastic anaemia.
c) Adrenaline injection is given in anaphylactic shock.
d) Low dose aspirin is advised as prophylaxis after myocardial infarction.
Group ? C
3. Discuss the mechanism of action of (any three) :
3 x 3
a) Vitamine K as procoagulant
b) ACE inhibitors as antihypertensive.
c) Tamsulosin in benign hypertrophy of prostate.
d) Low molecular heparin in deeo vein thrombosis.
Group -D
4. Write short notes on (any four) :
4 x 3
a) Azithromycin
b) Furosemide.
c) Sodium chromoglycate
d) Drug treatment of glaucoma
e) Essential Drug
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