KROK 1 2014 – Question 47 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient complaining of rapid pulse, dyspnea and bluish color of mucosa has been admitted to the cardiological department. The objective symptoms are as follows: edema of lower extremities, ascites. Which of the given medicines should be prescribed for intravenous administration to improve the patient’s general state?
- A. Digitoxin
- B. Cordiamin
- C. Corglyconum
- D. Adrenalin hydrochloride
- E. Drotaverine
Hint
Identify the hemodynamic problem described, decide what kind of drug addresses it, and then use speed of onset and route of administration to choose among similar agents.
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