23A11: Outline the Vaughan Williams classification of anti-arhythmic drugs with examples (30% of Marks). Describe the relevant pharmacology of adenosine (70% of Marks)
23A10: Describe the pharmacology of salbutamol (70% of Marks), including the principles and efficacy of methods of delivery (30% of Marks)
23A09: Define pain (10% of Marks). Describe how pain is detected and modulated in response to a peripheral noxious stimulus? (90% of Marks)
23A07: Define basal metabolic rate and outline the factors that affect it (60% of marks). Outline the ways it may be measured (40% of Marks)
23A05: Describe renal handling of potassium (60% of Marks), including physiological factors that may influence it (40% of Marks)
23A03: Outline the principles of measurement of end-tidal CO2 using infrared radiation (25% of Marks). Describe the potential sources of error when using this modality and how they may be mitigated (75% of Marks)
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)