Drugs that ___________should not be used in chronic renal failure (CKD).
a. enhance potassium secretion in the distal collecting tubule (DCT)
b. enhance potassium reabsorption in the DCT
c. decrease pruritis.
d. enhance diuresis.
Drugs that enhance potassium reabsorption in the DCT (Distal conllecting tubule) should not be used in chronic renal failure (CKD).
Answer - b. enhance potassium reabsorption in the DCT
Chronic kidney disease increases potassium level in the blood due to malfunction of the kidney, so the drug that enhance potassium secretion in the DCT is good in CKD but if a drug reabrorp potassium from DCT to blood circulation it again increases potassium level which can be fatal.
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