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Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... empagliflozin LOOP ... • Bumetanide, torsemide ... #summary #table ... #nephrology
Diuretics - summary table
Thiazides and Related Diuretics: HCTZ, Chlorthalidone, Metolazone, Indapamide, Bendroflumethiazide 
Loop Diuretics: Furosemide, Ethacrynic
Diuretics - summary ... table Thiazides ... acid, Bumetanide, Torsemide ... #loop #pharmacology ... #table #thiazide
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic PO ... #Cardiology #Loop ... #Diuretics #Equivalent ... Dose #Conversion #Table ... #Furosemide #Torsemide
Diuretics sites of action on the nephron
1) Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor)
2) Osmotic diuretics (e.g. mannitol)
3) Loop
Diuretics sites ... . mannitol) 3) Loop ... furosemide, torsemide ... #pharmacology # ... nephrology #medications
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic conversion ... #Cardiology #Loop ... #Diuretic #Equivalent ... Doses #Conversion #Table ... #Furosemide #Torsemide
Pharmacokinetics of commonly used diuretics medications in CKD, Cirrhotic Ascites, and Heart Failure
 • Furosemide
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commonly used diuretics ... Bumetanide • Torsemide ... Spironolactone MCW Nephrology ... #pharmacology # ... halflife #comparison #table
Diuretics - Pharmacology

Thiazides diuretics:
 • Inhibit Na+ Cl- cotransporter in distal tubule
 • Chlorothiazide, Chlorthalidone, Indapamide,
Diuretics - Pharmacology ... Metolazone Loop ... , Ethacrynate, Torsemide ... #Pharmacology # ... nephrology #conversion
Antihypertensive Drugs - Summary
Diuretics:
 • Thiazide type: Chlorothiazide, Hydrochlorothiazide
 • Thiazide-like: Chlorthalidone, Indapamide, Metolazone
 • Loop
Diuretics: • ... Metolazone • Loop ... diuretics: Bumetanide ... , Furosemide, Torsemide ... #table
Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Failure Medications Summary ... Metolazone • Loop ... Diuretics: Bumetanide ... , Furosemide, Torasemide ... CHF #cardiology #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diuretics and Agents ... +2Cl- Symport (Loop ... acid, Furosemide, Torsemide ... #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table