KROK 1 Stomatology 2012 – Question 187 · KROK (Dentistry)
A patient with chronic bronchitis has been administered an expectorant that disintegrates disulphide bonds of sputum glycosaminoglycan thus reducing its viscosity. The patient has been also warned about possible bronchospasm. What drug has been administered?
- A. Sodium hydrocarbonate
- B. Bromhexine
- C. Libexine
- D. Acetylcysteine
- E. Thermopsis herb
Hint
Look for a mucolytic carrying a free sulfhydryl group that directly breaks bonds in mucoproteins and can irritate the airways when inhaled.
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