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Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2021

A 13-year-old boy is complaining of a dry cough and shortness of breath. The onset of the disease was one year ago. He has brief asphyxia attacks that occur 1–2 times per month. Objectively, the child is anxious and has expiratory dyspnea, his skin is pale, his nasolabial triangle is cyanotic. His respiratory rate is 48/min. Percussion produces a banbox resonance over the lungs; auscultation detects weakened breathing with bilateral dry wheezing. Forced expiratory volume is 80% of the normal. What medicine should be prescribed to this boy?

Answer options

  1. Suprastin (Chloropyramine)
  2. Salbutamol
  3. Euphyllin (Aminophylline)
  4. Prednisolone
  5. Indomethacin
Correct answer

Salbutamol

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