Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Diuretics
- High Celling (LOOP)
- Furosemide
- Lasix
- Most Frequently
Perscribed
- Ascending
loop of Henle
- Blocks Reabsorption
- Rapid onset
- Therapeutic
uses
- Pulmonary edema
(pink, frothy sputum)
- Edematous
states
- Hypertension
- ADVERSE
EFFECTS
- Hyponatremia
- Hypochloremia
- Dehydration
- Symptoms
- Dry mouth
- Thrist
- Decreased UOP
- Weight Loss
- DRUG
INTERACTIONS
- Digoxin (Heart
arrhythmias)
- Ototoxic drugs
- Potassium-sparing
diuretics
- Lithium
- Antihypertensive agents
(become less affective)
- Nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory
drugs (increase effect)
- Thiazide
- benzothiadiazides
- Hydrochlorothiazide
(similar to loop)
- early segment
distal convoluted
tubule
- Peaks in
4–6 hours
- Therapeautic
Uses
- Hypertension
- Edema
- Diabetes insipidus
- Adverse
Effects
- Hyponatremia, hypochloremia,
and dehydration
- Hypokalemia
- Use in pregnancy and lactation
- Enters breast milk
- Hyperglycemia
- Hyperuricemia
- Impact on lipids, calcium, and
magnesium
- DRUG
INTERACTIONS
- Digoxin
- Augments effects of
hypertensive medications
- Can reduce renal excretion of lithium
(leading to accumulation)
- Diuretics may blunt
NSAIDs effect
- Osmotic
- mannitol
- Potassium-sparing
- Aldosterone antagonists
- spironolactone
- Aldactone
- Blocks aldosterone
in the distal nephron
- Retention of potassium
- Rapid excretion of sodium
- Therapeautic
Uses
- Hypertension
- Edematous states
- Heart failure
- Primary hyperaldosteronism
- Premenstrual syndrome
- Polycystic ovary syndrome
- Acne in young women
- Adverse
effects
- Hyperkalemia
- Benign and
malignant tumors
- Endocrine effects
- Drug
interactions
- Thiazide and loop diuretics
- Agents that raise
potassium levels
- Potassium supplements, salt
supplements
- medications that
elevate potassium
- Nonaldosterone
antagonists
- triamterene
- Dyrenium
- Disrupts sodium-potassium exchange
in the distal nephron
- Decreases sodium reuptake
- Inhibits ion transport
- Therapeutic
uses
- Hypertension
- Edema
- Adverse
effects
- Hyperkalemia
- Leg cramps
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Dizziness
- Blood dyscrasias (rare)
- Amiloride
- Midamor
- Blocks sodium-potassium
exchange in the distal nephron
- Therapeautic
Effects
- counteract potassium
loss caused by more
powerful diuretics
- ADVERSE
EFFECTS
- Hyperkalemia
- DRUG
INTERACTION
- ACE inhibitors