KROK 1 2015 – Question 129 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology

A 47-year-old man developed intestinal colic against the background of essential hypertension. In this situation it would be most efficient to arrest the colic by administering drugs of the following group:

  1. A. Adrenomimetics
  2. B. Sympathomimetics
  3. C. Anticholinesterase agents
  4. D. Myotropic antispasmodics
  5. E. M-cholinomimetics
Hint

Weigh each group's effect on gut motility together with its effect on blood pressure, since the patient also has hypertension.

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