Primary FCARCSI VIVA (Spring) March 2011

VIVA

1.Pharmacology

Neuro muscular Blockig Drugs

A: How would like an NMBA to be an IDEAL drug

B. How are they classified?

C. Difference between Atracurium and Cisatracurium

D. What other quickly working NMBA do you know?

E. What is Rocuronium? How can it be reversed quickly?

Diuretics

A.      Draw a diagram of nephron and illustrate where do the diuretics work and how?

B.      Classify Diuretics and Tell me about its uses

C.      What are the indications of Diuretics

Antibiotics

A.      Classify Antibiotics

B.      Describes Mechanism of action of each with examples.

C.      What are the use of aminoglycosides

D.     What are the sideffects of aminoglycisides

E.      How do you monitor

F.      What does the trough tells you

Glucocorticoids

What Glucocorticoids you know of?

What are its uses?

how do they work?

Can you tell me how are they made in your body

What is the stress response

How do your steroids deal with stress

Where do you use Steroids and why

Defibrillator:

Draw defibrillator circuit?

What are their components?

What is monophonic and Biphasic?

What is an Inductor and capacitor?

How do they work?

What does defibrillator work?

What is unit of Capacitor, Inductance and charge?

PHYSIOLOGY VIVA

A. Lung Function Test:

How do you do it and what do you see on the results?

What do you interpret?

B. What is Ejection fraction and how do you calculate this?

C. What are the function of Liver and briefly discuss management of Liver failure

and what investigation do you want  prior to surgery?

What is bilirubin and how is this metabolized?

What is the protein you would estimate in liver failure?

what is unconjugated and conjugated bilirubin

D.What is ICP and How do you measure this?

E. Can you tell me about ODC and factors affecting ODC shift?