KROK 1 2017 – Question 31 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient is diagnosed with diabetic coma. Blood sugar is 18,44 mmol/l. What glucose-regulating drug should be prescribed in the given case?
- A. Long-acting insulin
- B. Intermediate-acting insulin
- C. Sulfonylurea derivative
- D. Biguanide
- E. Rapid-acting insulin
Hint
Consider what pace of glucose lowering and which route of administration an emergency with a blood sugar this high demands, as opposed to long-term outpatient control.
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