Q.P. Code: 201001 Reg. no.: …………………
Second Professional MBBS Degree Supplementary Examinations,
October 2016
Pharmacology- Paper I
Time: 2 Hours Total Marks: 40
• Answer all questions• Draw diagrams wherever necessary
Essays: (2x6=12)
1. Classify NSAIDs. Mention the therapeutic uses and adverse effects of salicylates. (2+2+2=6)
2. Read the case history and answer the following questions. A 25 years old man had a gradual
onset of delusions and auditory hallucinations. He was taken to a psychiatrist who started
him on tab. haloperidol 2mg twice daily. A few weeks later although he improved clinically he
developed stiffness and rigidity of upper and lower limbs.
• Comment on the response of the patient to haloperidol.
• Outline the further line of management.
• Name two atypical antipsychotics. (2+2+2=6)
Short notes: (5x3=15)
3. Carvedilol
4. COMT inhibitors.
5. Therapeutic uses and adverse effects of atropine.
6. Furosemide.
7. First pass metabolism.
Answer briefly: (5x1=5)
8. Rationale for the use of glycopyrrolate in pre-anesthetic medication.
9. Mechanism of action of pancuronium.
10. New drug delivery systems.
11. Two uses and two adverse effects of morphine.
12. Young’s formula.
Name two drugs: (8x1=8)
13. Status epilepticus.
14. Febrile convulsions in a child aged six years.
15. Drugs used in myasthenia gravis.
16. Acute myocardial infarction.
17. Congestive cardiac failure.
18. Iron deficiency anemia.
19. Motion sickness.
20. Acute severe asthma.
developed stiffness and rigidity of upper and lower limbs.
• Comment on the response of the patient to haloperidol.
• Outline the further line of management.
• Name two atypical antipsychotics. (2+2+2=6)
Short notes: (5x3=15)
3. Carvedilol
4. COMT inhibitors.
5. Therapeutic uses and adverse effects of atropine.
6. Furosemide.
7. First pass metabolism.
Answer briefly: (5x1=5)
8. Rationale for the use of glycopyrrolate in pre-anesthetic medication.
9. Mechanism of action of pancuronium.
10. New drug delivery systems.
11. Two uses and two adverse effects of morphine.
12. Young’s formula.
Name two drugs: (8x1=8)
13. Status epilepticus.
14. Febrile convulsions in a child aged six years.
15. Drugs used in myasthenia gravis.
16. Acute myocardial infarction.
17. Congestive cardiac failure.
18. Iron deficiency anemia.
19. Motion sickness.
20. Acute severe asthma.
