KROK 1 2013 – Question 78 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A comatose patient was taken to the hospital. He has a history of diabetes mellitus. Objectively: Kussmaul breathing, low blood pressure, acetone odor of breath. After the emergency treatment the patient’s condition improved. What drug had been administered to the patient?
- A. Glibenclamide
- B. Insulin
- C. Adrenaline
- D. Furosemide
- E. Isadrinum
Hint
Recognise the metabolic emergency behind Kussmaul breathing and acetone breath, then ask what restores glucose utilisation and halts ketone formation.
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