[LA 1019] Sub. Code: 4718 Q.P. Code : 664718
B.Sc (Nursing) Degree Examination Second Year Paper III
(New Regulations for the candidates admitted from 2006-07 onwards)
Pharmacology, Pathology and Genetics
February 2012
Time : Three hours Maximum : 75 marks
Answer ALL questions.
Answer Section A and Section B Separately.
Section A
(Pharmacology)
I. Elaborate on: (1X15=15)
1. a) List the various Routes of Drug administration with examples.
b) Write four advantages of oral and intravenous Route.
c) Write eight factors that affect the action of Drugs.
II. Write notes on : (3X 5 =15)
1. Drugs of Bronchial asthma.
2. Drugs used in Hypertension.
3. Therapeutic uses of Aspirin.
III. Short Answer: (4X 2 =8)
1. Name two drugs used in Malaria.
2. Name first line anti Tuberculosis drug.
3. Name two drugs used in Peptic ulcer.
4. Name two diuretics with Mechanism of action.
Section B
(Pathology Genetics)
Pathology
I. Elaborate on: (1X15=15)
1. Define Jaundice. Mention some of the causes and laboratory findings seen in a jaundiced patient.
Write briefly about Hepatitis B.
II. Write notes on : (2X 5 =10)
1. Infective Endocarditis.
2. Fate of a thrombus.
Genetics
I. Write notes on : (2X 5 =10)
1. Down syndrome.
2. Prenatal diagnosis.
II. Short Answer: (1X 2 =2)
1. Mention two differences between mitosis and meiosis.
* * * * * * *
