KROK 1 2015 – Question 121 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient has been given atropine sulfate for rapid relief of spastic colon symptoms. The use of this drug is contraindicated during the following disease:
- A. Hypotension
- B. Bronchial asthma
- C. Gastric ulcer
- D. Bradycardia
- E. Glaucoma
Hint
Work through the effects of muscarinic receptor blockade on each organ system and look for the one in which that effect would be dangerous.
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