KROK 1 2015 – Question 198 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient after disrupted cerebral circulation has developed paralysis. Choose the anticholinesterase drug to be prescribed in this case:
- A. Proserin
- B. Methacin
- C. Cordiamin
- D. Hexamethonium (Benzohexonium)
- E. Aceclidine
Hint
The stem already names the mechanism, so recall which of these drugs acts by blocking the breakdown of acetylcholine rather than by acting on receptors.
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