FACULTY OF PHARMACY
Pharm. D. YDC) IV Year (Instant) Examination, January 2018
Subject: Pharmacotherapeutics III
Time: 3 Hours Max.Marks: 70
Note: Answer all questions from Part A. Answer any five questions from Part B.
PART A (10 x 2 20 Marks)
1 Write a brief note on the steps to incorporate evidence based medicine into
pharmacotherapeutic decision making. 2
2 Write briefly about the role of phenytoin in the management of epilepsy. 2
3 Classify types of stroke based on the mechanism. 2
4 Clinical presentation of a GERD patient. 2
5 Write a brief note on hepatorenal syndrome. 2
6 Define early virologic response and sustained virologic response seen in
Hepatitis C infection. 2
7 Write the formula for calculation of iron supplementation required in iron
deficiency anemia. 2
8 Write the clinical features of idiopathic Parkinson's disease. 2
9 Write a brief note on anxiety rating scales. 2
10 Diagnostic criteria for schizophrenia. 2
PART B x 10 50 Marks)
11 Etiology and clinical presentation of a patient with venous thromboembolism. 4
Zollinger Ellison syndrome and its management. 6
12 Write in detail the pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of
ascites. 7
Write a note on alcoholic liver disease. 3
13 Write a note on different oral iron supplements and its role in anemia. 6
Adverse effects and monitoring of warfarin treatment. 4
14 Write in detail the etiopathogenesis and management of Crohn's disease. 7
Pharmacological management of Alzheimer's disease. 3
15 Represent the pharmacological management of migraine with an algorithm. 7
Elaborate on the different opioids and their role in pain management. 3
16 Elaborate on pharmacologic strategies used for primary and secondary stroke
prevention. 10
17 Write short notes on:
Any one drug induced liver injury. 5
Any one drug induced blood disorder. 5
18 Write about the etiology and risk factors for Peptic ulcer disease. 4
Management of stress related mucosal bleeding. 6