KROK 1 2013 – Question 90 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
Despite the administration of cardiotonics and a thiazide diuretic a patient with chronic heart failure has persistent edemata, there is a risk of ascites. What medication should be administered in order to enhance the diuretic effect of the drugs used?
- A. Amiloride
- B. Furosemide
- C. Spironolactone
- D. Mannitol
- E. Clopamide
Hint
Ask which hormonal mechanism sustains sodium and water retention in chronic heart failure even on a thiazide, and how it could be blocked.
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