KROK 1 2012 – Question 135 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
In spite of treatment with cardiotonics and thiazide diuretic a patient suffering from chronic cardiac failure still presents with edemata and faces a risk of ascites. What medication should be administered in order to increase the diuretic effect of the above mentioned drugs?
- A. Manithol
- B. Amiloride
- C. Clopamide
- D. Spironolactone
- E. Furosemide
Hint
Think about which neurohormonal system is overactive in chronic cardiac failure and keeps sodium and water retained despite thiazide and cardiotonic therapy.
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