KROK 1 2019 – Question 138 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient with arrhythmia was hospitalized into the cardiology unit. What antiarrhythmic drug should be prescribed?
- A. Amiodarone
- B. Diclofenac sodium
- C. Acetylsalicylic acid
- D. Furacilin (Nitrofural)
- E. Drotaverine hydrochloride
Hint
Ask which drug works by changing ion currents in the myocardium so that the cardiac action potential and refractory period are altered.
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