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Pharmacology of diuretics

Acetazolamide, Loop diuretics, Thiazide‐like diuretics, MRA, Amiloride

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Acetazolamide, Loop ... Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability ... Pharmacology #Comparison #Table ... HalfLife #Dosing #Loop ... Thiazide #CHF #Cardiology
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic PO ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Loop #Diuretics ... Dose #Conversion #Table
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic conversion ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Loop #Diuretic ... Doses #Conversion #Table
Cardiac Event Monitors
 • Holter Monitor - Records every heart beat for 24-48 hours
 • Loop/Event
24-48 hours • Loop ... patient places on chest ... • Implantable Loop ... Monitors #heart #cardiology ... devices #comparison #table
Low Attenuation pattern 
1. Lymphangiomyomatosis (LAM): uniform cysts in woman of child-bearing age; no history of
#Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Differential diagnosis
The table summarizes the most common diseases, that present with consolidation.
Chronic diseases are indicated in
diagnosis The table ... consolidation, is to look ... The old name is BOOP ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Differential #Table
Nodular pattern
1. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis: ill defined centrilobular nodules.
2. Miliary TB: random nodules
3. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic
#Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
High Attenuation pattern 
1. Chronic eosinophilic pneumonia with peripheral areas of ground glass opacity.
2. Sarcoid end-stage
consolidation #Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table
Assessment of Chest Tube Drains
Stepwise assessment of Chest Tube Function
TUBE POSITIONING
 • Look at the CXR:
POSITIONING • Look ... Look for movement ... Also look for cyclic ... fluid in dependent loops ... : • 14-22 Fr stable
Nodular pattern(2)
1. Sarcoidosis: nodules with perilymphatic distribution, along fissures, adenopathy.
2. TB: Tree-in-bud appearance in a patient
#Clinical #Radiology ... #HRCT #CTChest ... Pattern #Comparison #Table