Q.P. CODE: 203010 Reg. No: …
Second Year B.Sc Nursing Degree Supplementary Examinations
(2010 Scheme)
Pharmacology
April (November) 2020
Time: 3 Hrs Max. Marks: 75
• Answer all questions to the point neatly and legibly • Do not leave any blank pages between answers
• Indicate the question number correctly for the answer in the margin space
• Answer all parts of a single question together • Leave sufficient space between answers.
• Draw diagram wherever necessary
Essays (25)
1. Classify anticoagulants with suitable examples. Write the mechanism of action, uses, adverse effects and contraindications of heparin sodium (4+4+3+3+3)
2. Classify oral hypoglycaemic drugs with two examples each. Explain the mechanism of action and adverse effects of sulfonylurea group of drugs. (4+2+2)
Short notes on the following giving emphasis on nursing implications (5x5=25)
3. Digoxin
4. Management of organophosphate poisoning
5. Oral contraceptive pills
6. Artemisinin
7. Prednisolone
Dosage calculation (5)
8. Physician orders, 500 ml of 5% dextrose to be infused by intra venous route over a period of 12 hours. The drop factor is 15. Calculate the number of drops per minute to be infused
Differentiate between (4x3=12)
9. Aspirin and paracetamol
10.Phenobarbitone and diazepam
11.Oral and I/V route of administration
12.Morphine and pethidine
Define the following (4x2=8)
13.Drug antagonism
14.Biotransformation
15.Post antibiotic effect
16.Pharmacogenetics
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