KROK 1 2012 – Question 171 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology

A man was intoxicated with mushrooms. They contain muscarine that stimulates muscarinic cholinoreceptors. What symptoms signalize intoxication with inedible mushrooms?

  1. A. Myotic pupils
  2. B. Rise of arterial pressure
  3. C. Increased heart rate
  4. D. Bronchi dilatation
  5. E. Mydriatic pupils
Hint

Muscarine mimics the parasympathetic system, so predict its effect on the eye, the heart, the bronchi and the blood pressure before reading the options.

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