KROK 1 2011 – Question 143 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient takes digoxin for cardiac insufficiency. What diuretic may increase digoxin toxicity due to the intensified excretion of K+ ions?
- A. Spironolactone
- B. Panangine
- C. Siliborum
- D. Hydrochlorothiazide
- E. Lisinopril
Hint
Think about how each diuretic handles potassium in the nephron, and how a low serum potassium level influences the sodium pump that digoxin inhibits.
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