KROK 1 2009 – Question 168 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient suffering from chronic bronchitis takes a synthetic mucolytic drug that facilitates the sputum thinning. What drug is it?
- A. Acetylcysteine
- B. Diazepam
- C. Enalapril
- D. Furosemide
- E. Heparin
Hint
Sputum viscosity depends on cross-links between mucin chains; ask which listed drug acts directly on mucus rather than on another organ system.
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