KROK 1 2020 – Question 65 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A 47-year-old woman with chronic pancreatitis accompanied by exocrine pancreatic insufficiency was prescribed pancreatic enzymes. What type of therapy is it?
- A. Replacement therapy
- B. Pathogenetic therapy
- C. Preventive therapy
- D. Etiotropic therapy
- E. -
Hint
Ask what the failing pancreas can no longer supply and how the prescribed preparation relates to that missing function.
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