Exam questionKROK 2Medicine · 2023
A 49-year-old man complains of angina up pectoris attacks that occur when he walks up to 500 m. He has a many-year-long history of chronic bronchitis. Examination detects a small number of dry diffuse crackles in the lungs, the respiratory rate is 18/min The borders of the heart are expanded to the left, the heart sounds are muffled, the heart rate PS=86/min., the blood pressure is 160/100 mm Hg. Complete blood count shows the following: Hb –160g/L, leukocytes – 6.4*109/L, ESR–7mm/hour. ECG shows hypertrophy of the left ventricle. What group of drugs is contraindicated in this case, taking into account the concomitant pathology?
Answer options
- Calcium antagonists
- Angioprotectors
- Beta blockers
- Long-acting nitrates
- Antiplatelet drugs
Correct answer
Beta blockers
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