KROK 1 2009 – Question 60 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
Continuous use of a certain drug may cause osteoporosis, erosions of stomach mucosa, hypokaliemia, retention of sodium and water in the organism, decreased concentration of corticotropin in blood. What drug is it?
- A. Indometacin
- B. Reserpine
- C. Hypothiazide
- D. Digoxin
- E. Prednisolone
Hint
Use the fall in corticotropin as the clue: ask what kind of exogenous substance would switch off the pituitary through negative feedback.
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