KROK 1 2019 – Question 51 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient with inoperable lung cancer accompanied by unbearable pain was prescribed an analgesic. Against the background of analgesic therapy the patient developed signs of intestinal obstruction. What analgesic could have caused this complication?
- A. Analgin (Metamizole)
- B. Fentanyl
- C. Omnopon (Papaveretum)
- D. Morphine
- E. Promedol (Trimeperidine)
Hint
Compare how strongly the listed analgesics raise the tone of the intestinal wall and sphincters while suppressing propulsive peristalsis.
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