KROK 1 2009 – Question 187 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient with myocardial infarction was admitted to the cardiological department. For pain relief it was decided to potentiate fentanyl action with a neuroleptic. Which of the following neuroleptics is the most suitable for neuroleptanalgesia?
- A. Sulpiride
- B. Droperidol
- C. Haloperidol
- D. Triftazine
- E. Aminazine
Hint
Think about the onset and duration of action needed to pair a neuroleptic with a short-acting opioid, and about avoiding marked hypotension in a patient with a heart attack.
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