KROK 1 2021 – Question 25 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient with suppurative bronchitis was hospitalized into the pulmonology department. As a part of complex therapy, he was prescribed a medicine that liquefies sputum and facilitates expectoration. Name this medicine:
- A. Valerian tincture
- B. Acetylcysteine
- C. Morphine hydrochloride
- D. Cholosas
- E. Prednisolone
Hint
Choose the agent that breaks disulfide bonds in mucus glycoproteins, thinning thick purulent secretion so that it can be coughed up.
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