M.B.B.S-M.B.B.S 2nd Year Pharmacology- Paper II(Kerala University of Health Sciences-2013)

         Second Professional MBBS Degree Examinations, April 2013
                                     Pharmacology- Paper II

Time: 2 Hours                                                               Total Marks: 40

• Answer all questions

• Draw diagrams wherever necessary

 

Essays: (2x6=12)

1. A 60 year old lady is suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and has been prescribed prednisolone. Answer the following:

• What is the mechanism of action of glucocorticoids.

• Name two glucocorticoids which have no mineralocorticoid activity

• Enumerate the adverse effects that you expect in this patient (2+1+3=6)

2. Enumerate macrolide antibiotics. Describe briefly its mechanism of action and mention four uses. Add a note on linezolid. (1+2+1+2=6)

Short notes: (5x3=15)

3. Metronidazole

4. Cyclophosphamide

5. Mifepristone

6. Insulin analogs

7. Ciprofloxacin

Answer briefly: (5x1=5)

8. Omeprazole is used in peptic ulcer – State reason

9. Mention four adverse effects of rifampicin

10. Mention two differences between tetracycline and doxycycline

11. Treatment of multi drug resistant falciparum malaria

12. Mechanism of action of acyclovir

Name two drugs for: (8x1=8)

13. Prevention of constipation

14. Systemic antifungal drugs

15. Prevention of AIDS in the new born

16. Treatment of amoebiasis (from different groups)

17. Antithyroid drugs

18. Chemoprophylaxis of surgical site infection

19. Uterine stimulants

20. Lepra reactions

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