KROK 1 2020 – Question 89 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient used an indirect-acting adrenergic agonist to treat rhinitis. After the patient has been administering in the nose drops for several days, the vasoconstrictive effect of the drug gradually diminished. Name this phenomenon:
- A. Tachyphylaxis
- B. Allergy
- C. Cumulation
- D. Teratogenicity
- E. Idiosyncrasy
Hint
Consider what happens to the neurotransmitter stores that an indirect-acting drug releases when the drug is applied again and again at short intervals.
The answer, the explanation and a note on every option are available once you log in. The account is free: topic tests, a mock exam, mistake review and statistics.
More questions on Pharmacology
- A 10-year-old homeless boy was brought to the admission room with a severe case of bronchitis. Objectively, the child is exhausted; he presents with…
- The mother of a 2-year-old child came to the dentist. During her pregnancy she was randomly taking antibiotics to treat an infectious disease…
- A patient with schizophrenia was prescribed a drug to stop the hallucinations. After a month of taking this drug the hallucinations stopped, but the…
- After a surgery, the patient for a long time was receiving Promedol (Trimeperidine) intravenously. When he stopped receiving this drug, he developed…
- A patient was hospitalized in a preshock condition. He has a penetrating wound to the chest and coughs constantly. What medicine will have analgesic…
- The dentist detected herpetic stomatitis in a patient. What medicine should the patient be prescribed?