KUHS MBBS Pharmacology Previous Question Paper - July 2022 (211001 2019 Scheme)

211001Kerala University of Health Sciences · Pharmacology · 2022 · July · 2019 Scheme

Questions (22)

1.(a) Classify drugs used to treat Angina. Describe the mechanism of action, therapeutic uses and adverse effects of Nitrates. Add a note on Prinzmetal Angina. (b) Describe the management of Acute left ventricular failure.
15 Marks
2.A male labourer aged 27 years was brought to the emergency department with signs and symptoms of rapid and shallow breathing, headache, vertigo, severe abdominal pain, dyspnea, motor incoordination, and slurred speech. He had a history of consuming illicit liquor 8 hours before he was brought to the emergency department. He was conscious and complained of blurred vision, fatigue and palpitation. On examination, he was found to have moderate retinal edema and blurring of the disc without any change in the fields of vision. (a) What could the features of the patient be suggestive of. (b) Drugs to be given for this patient with rationale for use for each one. (c) Describe drug dependence and outline the management of Alcohol dependence. (d) Describe general measures in poisoning.
15 Marks
3.(a) Explain the mechanism of action, uses and adverse effects of Aspirin. (b) Briefly describe Low molecular weight Heparin.
8 Marks
4.Factors modifying drug action.
8 Marks
5.Classify drugs used in treatment of chronic simple glaucoma. Write the mechanism of action and adverse effects of Beta blockers.
8 Marks
6.(a) Enumerate four Selective Serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Write four uses and four adverse effects. (b) Briefly describe Lignocaine
8 Marks
7.Classify drugs used in Bronchial asthma. Discuss the management of Status Asthmaticus.
8 Marks
8.Selective COX-2 inhibitors (merits and demerits).
4 Marks
9.Pharmacological management of Myasthenia gravis.
4 Marks
10.Pharmacotherapy of Parkinsonism.
4 Marks
11.Treatment of Acute attack of gout
4 Marks
12.Pharmacotherapy of Organophosphorous poisoning
4 Marks
13.Loratadine/Chlorpheniramine maleate for Acute Rhinitis in a driver
1 Mark
14.Prazosin/Tamsulosin in Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy. Name the following (Two examples for each):
1 Mark
15.Prostaglandin analogues.
1 Mark
16.Skeletal muscle relaxants
1 Mark
17.Drugs used in Alzheimer’s disease
1 Mark
18.Antipsychotic agents
1 Mark
19.Antiepileptic drugs
1 Mark
20.General anaesthetics used for induction
1 Mark
21.Fibrinolytic drugs.
1 Mark
22.Drugs for Insomnia
1 Mark

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