KROK 1 2013 – Question 185 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient who had been continuously taking drugs blocking the production of angiotensin II developed bradycardia and arrhythmia. A likely cause of these disorders is:
- A. Hyperkalemia
- B. Hypernatremia
- C. Hypokalemia
- D. Hypercalcemia
- E. Hypocalcemia
Hint
Think about what happens to aldosterone when angiotensin II formation is blocked, and how the resulting renal electrolyte change would affect cardiac conduction.
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