KROK 1 2016 – Question 73 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A comatose patient was taken to the hospital. He has a history of diabetes mellitus. Objectively: Kussmaul breathing, low blood pressure, acetone odor of breath. After the emergency treatment the patient’s condition improved. What drug had been administered?
- A. Isadrinum
- B. Glibenclamide
- C. Insulin
- D. Adrenaline
- E. Furosemide
Hint
Match the findings (deep rapid breathing, acetone breath, hypotension) to the underlying metabolic emergency and ask which drug corrects its basic cause.
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