KROK 1 2016 – Question 28 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient complaining of dizziness, thirst, difficult swallowing, and impaired vision of close objects has addressed a doctor. Objectively: respiratory rate is increased, pupils are dilated, general agitation, talkativeness, though the speech is indistinct. BP is 110/70 mm Hg, heart rate is 110/min. Given symptoms can indicate overdosage of the following drug:
- A. Caffeine
- B. Atropine
- C. Aminazine
- D. Morphine
- E. Ephedrine
Hint
Combine the autonomic signs (thirst and dysphagia, dilated pupils, near-vision paralysis, tachycardia) with the central excitation and decide which receptor system is being disturbed.
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