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Pharmacology of Drugs Acting on the Respiratory System
Short Answer Questions
Q.1. What is asthma or bronchial asthma?
Q.2. What are the types of asthma?
Q.3. What is the classification of drugs used in asthma?
Q.4. What are bronchodilator drugs?
Q.5. What are mucolytics?
Q.6. What are antitussive drugs?
Q.7. What are expectorants?
Q.8. Explain the types of expectorants used.
Q.9. What are antihistamines?
Q.10. What are decongestants?
Q.11. What should be the properties of an ideal nasal decongestant drug?
Q.12. What is status asthmaticus?
Long Answer Questions
Q.1. Explain the stages of asthma.
Q.2. Classify the drugs used in asthma and write the pharmacology of salbutamol.
Q.3. Write a note on anti-asthmatic drugs.
Q.4. Classify antiasthmatic drugs and explain the treatment of asthma.
Q.5. Discuss the pharmacology of omalizumab.
Q.6. Define COPD. Explain the side effects, mechanism of action, and uses of terbutaline.
Q.7. Write a note on expectorants.
Q.8. Write the pharmacological actions, mechanism of action, side effects, and uses of epinephrine.
Q.9. Explain antitussives, classify them, and write the pharmacology of codeine.
Q.10. Write short notes on the treatment of asthma/cough.
Q.11. Define antitussive drugs and write the pharmacology of noscapine.
Q.12. Explain the role of sodium cromoglycate as a decongestant.
Q.13. Write a note on respiratory stimulants.
Pharmacology of Drugs Acting on the Gastrointestinal Tract
Short Answer Questions
Q.1. What is asthma or bronchial asthma?
Q.2. What are the types of asthma?
Q.3. What is the classification of drugs used in asthma?
Q.4. What are bronchodilator drugs?
Q.5. What are mucolytics?
Q.6. What are antitussive drugs?
Q.7. What are expectorants?
Q.8. Explain the types of expectorants used.
Q.9. What are antihistamines?
Q.10. What are decongestants?
Q.11. What should be the properties of an ideal nasal decongestant drug?
Q.12. What is status asthmaticus?
Q.13. What is an antiulcer drug?
Q.14. What are acidifiers?
Q.15. Name the acidifier drugs.
Q.16. Name the drugs used as digestants.
Q.17. What are antiemetics?
Q.18. How does vomiting occur?
Q.19. What is the classification of antiemetic drugs?
Q.20. What are emetics (emetic drugs)?
Q.21. Why is it necessary to produce or excite vomiting?
Q.22. Are emetics effective for an unconscious patient?
Q.23. What are the precautions to be taken while administering the drug Haloperidol?
Q.24. What are purgatives?
Q.25. What are laxatives?
Q.26. What is constipation?
Q.27. What is the cause of constipation?
Q.28. Explain the classification of purgatives.
Q.29. What should be the nursing advice for a constipated person/patient?
Q.30. What is Ispaghula (Isabgol) and what are its uses?
Q.31. What is senna and what are its uses?
Q.32. What are intracellular and extracellular fluids?
Q.33. What are antacids?
Q.34. What are gastric antacids?
Long Answer Questions
Q.1. Describe and classify antiulcer agents and explain the role of omeprazole in ulcers.
Q.2. Explain the mechanism of action, side effects, and uses of ranitidine.
Q.3. Discuss antihistamines as drugs and write the pharmacology of misoprostol.
Q.4. Explain the mechanism of action, side effects, indications, contraindications, and uses of antacids.
Q.5. Define laxative and purgative and explain the pharmacology of bisacodyl.
Q.6. Explain antidiarrheals and write the pharmacology of metronidazole.
Q.7. Describe appetite stimulants and appetite suppressants.
Q.8. Describe the mechanism of action, adverse effects, indications, dose, and brand name of apomorphine.
Q.9. Write a note on antiemetic drugs.
Q.10. Describe the mechanism of action, side effects, and uses of hyoscine hydrobromide.
Q.11. Describe the mechanism of action, adverse effects, indications, dose, and brand name of ondansetron.
Q.12. Describe antiemetics, classify them, and write the pharmacology of promethazine.
Chemotherapy
Short Answer Questions
Q.1. Define chemotherapy.
Q.2. What are bactericidal drugs?
Q.3. Name the bactericidal agents.
Q.4. What are bacteriostatic medicines?
Q.5. Name the bacteriostatic drugs.
Q.6. What are penicillins and what are their sources?
Q.7. Describe the classification of penicillins.
Q.8. What is the treatment for anaphylactic shock?
Q.9. What are cephalosporins?
Q.10. What is the classification of cephalosporins?
Q.11. What are antibiotics?
Q.12. What are macrolide antibiotics?
Q.13. Name the macrolide antibiotics.
Q.14. What are sulfonamides?
Q.15. What is the classification of sulfonamides?
Q.16. Name the sulfonamides (sulfonamides) acting on the gastrointestinal tract.
Q.17. What is the mechanism of action of sulfonamides?
Q.18. What are the uses of sulfonamides?
Q.19. How can the toxicity of sulfonamides be reduced?
Q.20. What are quinolones?
Q.21. What are the precautions to be used while administering quinolones?
Q.22. What are anthelmintics?
Q.23. What do you know about helminthiasis?
Q.24. What is meant by vermifuge?
Q.25. What is the time of administration of piperazine and other anthelmintics?
Q.26. What are vermicides?
Q.27. Name the anthelmintic drugs.
Q.28. What are the preventive measures for helminthiasis?
Q.29. Who discovered the malaria-causing germ Plasmodium?
Q.30. What did he observe in the RBCs of a patient suffering from malaria?
Q.31. How is malaria transmitted to humans?
Q.32. What are the signs and symptoms of malaria?
Q.33. What is the source of the antimalarial drug quinine sulfate?
Q.34. What are the preventive measures for the control of malaria?
Q.35. Name the antimalarial drugs.
Q.36. What is the major side effect of amodiaquine hydrochloride?
Q.37. What are aminoglycoside antibiotics?
Q.38. Name the aminoglycoside antibiotics.
Q.39. What are the major side effects of aminoglycoside antibiotics?
Q.40. Explain scabies.
Q.41. What is pediculosis?
Q.42. What is the treatment for pediculosis palpebrarum, infestations of eyelids and eyelashes by lice?
Q.43. What is leprosy?
Q.44. What are the forms of leprosy?
Q.45. Name the drugs used in the treatment of leprosy.
Q.57. Name the drugs used as antiviral drugs.
Q.58. What are fungal infections?
Q.59. Name the antifungal drugs.
Q.60. What is the disease cancer?
Q.61. What are the causes of cancer?
Q.62. What are the early signs and symptoms of cancer?
Q.63. Do the above symptoms clarify it as a cancer disease?
Q.64. How does cancer occur?
Q.65. What is toxoplasmosis?
Q.66. What is the prevention of toxoplasmosis?
Q.67. What are the types of cancer?
Q.68. What are the types of tumors?
Q.69. What kinds of treatment for cancer are available at present?
Q.70. What is leukemia?
Q.71. What are the causes of cancer?
Long Answer Questions
Q.1. Describe the general principles of chemotherapy.
Q.2. Classify the antimicrobial agents based on their mechanism of action.
Q.3. Write about the chemotherapy of cotrimoxazole.
Q.4. Define narrow spectrum, classify sulfonamides, and write the pharmacology of sulfadimidine.
Q.5. Explain the mechanism of action, side effects, bacterial resistance, indications, and use of benzyl penicillin G.
Q.6. Describe the chemotherapy of amoxicillin.
Q.7. Explain cephalosporins, classify them, and write the chemotherapy of cefazolin.
Q.8. Describe broad-spectrum antibiotics, classify them, and write about the chemotherapy of tetracycline.
Q.9. Describe the mechanism of action, adverse effects, indications, dose, and brand name of chloramphenicol.
Q.10. Define macrolides, classify them, and write the chemotherapy of azithromycin.
Q.11. Explain the chemotherapy of vancomycin.
Q.12. Describe the mechanism of action, side effects, and brand name of lincomycin.
Q.13. Write a note on quinolones.
Q.14. Define aminoglycoside antibiotics, classify them, and write the chemotherapy of gentamicin.
Q.15. Explain the mechanism of action, side effects, and indications of ofloxacin.
Q.16. Discuss the role of isoniazid in tuberculosis.
Q.17. Explain the mechanism of action, side effects, indications, contraindications, and use of ethambutol.
Q.18. Describe the anti-tubercular drugs and explain the chemotherapy of pyrazinamide.
Q.19. Explain antileprotic agents, classify them, and write the chemotherapy of dapsone (DDS).
Q.20. Write a note on the chemotherapy of rifampin.
Q.21. Describe the mechanism of action, adverse effects, indications, dose, and brand name of nystatin.
Q.22. Describe the mechanism of action, side effects, and uses of amoxicillin.
Q.23. Describe the mechanism of action, adverse effects, indications, dose, and brand name of flucytosine (5-FC).
Q.24. Write a note on amphotericin B.
Q.25. Describe the role of testosterone in cancer chemotherapy.
Q.26. Explain the choice of antimicrobial agents.
Q.27. Discuss the chemotherapy of amikacin.
Q.28. Explain the mechanism of action, side effects, indications, contraindications, and use of acyclovir.
Q.29. Describe antiviral drugs and write the chemotherapy of zidovudine (AZT).
Q.30. Explain anthelmintics, classify them, and write the chemotherapy of albendazole.
Q.31. Describe antimalarial drugs, classify them, and write the chemotherapy of chloroquine.
Q.32. Describe the mechanism of action, adverse effects, indications, dose, and brand name of cyclophosphamide.
Q.33. Explain antiamebic agents, classify them, and write the chemotherapy of metronidazole.
Q.34. Write a note on drugs used in urinary tract infections.
Q.35. Write a note on drugs used in sexually transmitted diseases.
Q.36. Describe the mechanism of action and side effects of methotrexate.
Immunopharmacology
Short Answer Questions
Q.1. What is immunity and its functions?
Q.2. Define humoral immunity.
Q.3. Define cell-mediated immunity.
Q.4. Describe immunosuppressants.
Q.5. Explain immunostimulants.
Q.6. What is the classification of immunosuppressants?
Q.7. What is cyclosporine?
Q.8. What is tacrolimus?
Q.9. What are the side effects of cyclosporine?
Q.10. Explain the mechanism of action of azathioprine.
Q.11. What is muromonab CD3?
Q.12. What are immunization vaccines?
Q.13. Explain Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG).
Q.14. Write a brief note on interferons.
Q.15. What are cytokines?
Long Answer Questions
Q.1. Define immunosuppressant drugs, classify them, and write the pharmacology of cyclosporine.
Q.2. Explain the mechanism of action, side effects, and indications of tacrolimus.
Q.3. Discuss the role of methotrexate as an immunosuppressant.
Q.4. Explain the mechanism of action, side effects, indications, contraindications, and use of mycophenolate mofetil.
Q.5. Describe immunostimulants and explain the pharmacology of Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG).
Q.6. Explain immunostimulants, classify them, and write the pharmacological action of denileukin diftitox.
Q.7. Define immunoglobulin and write the pharmacology of human anti-D immunoglobulin.
Q.8. Describe the mechanism of action, adverse effects, indications, dose, and brand name of anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG).
Q.9. Describe the mechanism of action, side effects, and uses of muromonab CD3.
Q.10. Describe the mechanism of action, adverse effects, indications, dose, and brand name of cyclophosphamide.
Q.11. Write a note on azathioprine.
Toxicology
Short Answer Questions
Q.1. Define toxicology.
Q.2. Explain acute and chronic toxicity.
Q.3. Describe the up-and-down procedure (UDP) or staircase method.
Q.4. Define subacute toxicity.
Q.5. What is chronic toxicity?
Q.6. What are the applications of chronic toxicity?
Q.7. What is genotoxicity?
Q.8. Explain carcinogenicity.
Q.9. What do you mean by progression in cancer?
Q.10. Explain teratogenicity.
Q.12. What is lead poisoning?
Q.13. What is mutagenesis?
Q.14. Explain the clinical symptoms of morphine toxicity.
Q.15. Write the symptoms of barbiturate toxicity.
Q.16. Explain the cause of arsenic poisoning.
Long Answer Questions
Q.1. Describe the principles of toxicology.
Q.2. Explain chronic toxicity in detail.
Q.3. Describe the method to evaluate acute toxicity.
Q.4. What is subchronic toxicity? Explain any one method.
Q.5. Describe genotoxicity in detail with an example.
Q.6. Discuss carcinogenicity.
Q.7. Describe arsenic poisoning.
Q.8. Write a note on teratogenicity.
Q.9. Explain mutagenicity.
Q.10. Discuss the general principles of treatment of poisoning.
Q.11. Write a note on the clinical symptoms and management of morphine and barbiturate poisoning.
Q.12. Describe organophosphorus compound poisoning with an example.
Q.13. Explain lead poisoning.
Q.14. Discuss mercury poisoning.
Chronopharmacology
Short Answer Questions
Q.1. What is chronopharmacology?
Q.2. How do biological rhythms impart action in our body?
Q.3. What is a chronobiotic?
Q.4. Explain diurnal rhythms.
Q.5. Describe ultradian rhythms.
Q.6. What should be the time for administration of diuretics?
Q.7. What are the disorders of biological rhythms?
Q.8. What are chronotherapeutics?
Q.9. Explain the advantages of chronopharmacotherapy.
Q.10. What is the chronotherapy of cardiovascular diseases?
Q.11. Describe the biological rhythms in the urinary system.
Q.12. Explain the spheroidal oral drug absorption system (SODAS)
Q.13. What are chronomodulating infusion pumps?
Q.14. What is Contin technology?
Long Answer Questions
Q.1. Describe the biological rhythms in the urinary and gastrointestinal systems.
Q.2. Explain the biological rhythms in the hepatic and respiratory systems.
Q.3. Discuss chronopharmacology in detail.
Q.4. Explain rhythms and their cycles.
Q.5. Describe the details of circadian rhythms.
Q.6. Explain the reason for chronopharmacology.
Q.7. Describe chronotherapeutics.
Q.8. Why is there a need for chronopharmacotherapy? Describe the circadian rhythm in the pathogenesis of any two diseases.
Q.9. Explain the chronotherapy of acute myocardial infarction (AMI), pulmonary embolism (PE), and hypertension.