DIURETICS

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Image: 9749ef98-44e6-4cf9-ba28-f14eee2946d7 (image/png)	ACETAZOLAMIDE Used with pilocarpine for better drainage oral Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor used for open angle glaucoma 250-1g/day
Image: 12885469-2b2b-448e-9265-c24c544786f0 (image/png)	METHAZOLAMIDE Birth defexts in rats (at 40x greater dose) 200-300mg TID limited in utility can be used for altitude sickness causes hypokalemia
Image: 6880ac91-af56-4893-9edd-3464e892e8a4 (image/png)	FUROSEMIDE Very common HTN treatment treats congestive heart failure decrease in blood volume reduce edema compete with uric acid for excretion (causes hyperurocemia) causes hyperkalemia lose mg2+ causes hypobulemia (abnormally decreased blood volume) 20-80mg for max diuresis
Image: 3f75d1f8-1703-40d7-921b-7c7eaaa206c8 (image/png)	BUMETANIDE More potent than furosemide 0.5 to 2 mg for max diuresis elevated risk for autotoxicity (all loop diuretics) lower chance of urocemia because its more potent
Image: 8d8a44ed-b518-4715-a1dd-98126c2b11a7 (image/png)	Torsemide 5-20mg (2-4x more potent than furosemide)
Image: 8b93109f-6808-418e-8d3e-7a51c3cf9d18 (image/png)	ETHACRYNIC ACID IF a person is sensitive to sulfa abx there is a chance they will be sensitive to diuretics with sulfa this is used for those patients sharp dose response curve (all or nothing no gradients)

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	Created by Lav Patel over 8 years ago