KUHS MBBS Pharmacology Previous Question Paper - February 2020 (202001 Revised)

202001Kerala University of Health Sciences · Pharmacology · 2020 · February · Revised

Questions (20)

1.Classify fluoroquinolones. Explain the mechanism of action, uses and adverse effects of fluoroquinolones.
6 Marks
2.A recently married woman comes to your clinic with complaints of calf tenderness. She says she has been using a tablet for preventing pregnancy. • Classify hormonal contraceptives • Enumerate the advantages, disadvantages and precautions while using these drugs
6 Marks
3.Inhaled corticosteroids
3 Marks
4.Chloroquine
3 Marks
5.Griseofulvin
3 Marks
6.Omeprazole
3 Marks
7.Vinca alkaloids
3 Marks
8.Write the Pharmacological basis for the use of Metronidazole and ceftriaxone for brain abscess
1 Mark
9.Write the Pharmacological basis for the use of Multidrug therapy for tuberculosis
1 Mark
10.Write the Pharmacological basis for the use of Sulphadoxine and pyrimethamine in malaria
1 Mark
11.Write two uses and two adverse effects of Mebendazole
1 Mark
12.Write two uses and two adverse effects of Radioactive iodine
1 Mark
13.Write two uses and two adverse effects of Calcipotriol
1 Mark
14.Choose the appropriate drug and Justify Chloramphenicol/Ceftriaxone in typhoid fever
1 Mark
15.Choose the appropriate drug and Justify Oxytocin/Ergometrine in Postpartum Hemorhage (PPH)
1 Mark
16.Tocolytics
1 Mark
17.Laxatives
1 Mark
18.Non-nucleoside Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors (nNRTIs)
1 Mark
19.Newer insulins
1 Mark
20.Iron chelating agents
1 Mark