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

               Second Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations,
                                                            September 2013
                                                    Pharmacology- Paper II

Time: 2 Hours                                                                            Total Marks: 40

• Answer all questions

• Draw diagrams wherever necessary

 

Essays: (2x6=12)

1. Classify anti malarial drugs. Mention the adverse effects and therapeutic uses of chloroquine.
(2+2+2=6)

2. Read the clinical problem and answer the following questions. A 20 years old pregnant woman
developed a mild upper respiratory tract infection .She was given cap. Tetracycline 250mg thrice
daily for three days.

• Comment on the treatment for a mild bacterial infection.

• Comment on the use of tetracycline in pregnancy.

• If it was a severe infection, what will be your choice of antibiotic in a pregnant woman.
(2+2+2=6)

 

Short notes: (5x3=15) 

3. Insulin analogues. 

4. Second generation cephalosporins and its uses.

5. Therapeutic uses and adverse effects of rifampicin.

6. Metronidazole.

7. Ivermectin.

 

Answer briefly: (5x1=5)

8. Mention two uses and two adverse effects of fluconazole

9. Comment on the drug interaction produced by sulfonylureas and salicylates.

10. Mention anti pseudomonal penicillins

11. Rationale for the combination of oestrogen and progesterone in OCPs.

12. Mechanism of action of oseltamivir.

 

Name two drugs for: (8x1=8)

13. H.Pylori infection

14. Vomiting

15. Pseudomembranous colitis.

16. Multi bacillary leprosy.

17. Filariasis.

18. Rheumatoid arthritis

19. Osteoporosis.

20. HIV infection..

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