22B20: Describe the pharmacokinetics of prednisone (50% marks). List the cardiovascular, renal, metabolic, haematological and immunological effects of prednisone (50% marks)
22B19: What are receptors? (20% marks). Discuss the relationship between the properties of a drug and potential receptor response under the following headings: agonists, partial agonists, inverse agonists and antagonists (80% marks)
22B18: Describe the generation of ATP by mitochondria (50% marks) and outline the processes by which ATP is generated in red blood cells (50% marks)
22B16: Describe how the values for PaO2, PaCO2, pH and bicarbonate are determined on a blood gas sample
22B15: Describe the anatomical (20% marks) and physiological (80% marks) features of the pulmonary circulation
22B10: Draw a labelled diagram of both the aortic root and radial artery pressure waveforms in a young adult using the same axis (60% marks). Explain the factors that account for the differences between these two waveforms (40% marks)
22B09: List any five classes of antibiotics with anti-staphylococcal activity and provide one example of each class. Outline the mechanism of action and side effects of the five drugs
22B08: Classify calcium channel blockers providing examples (15% marks). Describe the pharmacology of verapamil (85% marks)
