KROK 1 2014 – Question 114 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A pneumonia patient has been administered acetylcysteine as a part of complex therapy. What principle of therapy has been taken into consideration when applying this drug?
- A. Pathogenetic
- B. Antimicrobial
- C. Etiotropic
- D. Immunomodulatory
- E. Symptomatic
Hint
Think about what acetylcysteine actually does to bronchial secretions, and then ask which target of treatment that action addresses.
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