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Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
(B) Treatment algorithm ... &Higher dose should ... °The maximal dose ... administration, once a day dosing ... #CHF #Algorithm
Pharmacology of diuretics

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

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

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic PO ... Cardiology #Loop #Diuretics ... #Equivalent #Dose ... #Conversion #Table ... Recommended Text: Clinical
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic conversion ... - Equivalent Doses ... #Equivalent #Doses ... #Conversion #Table ... Recommended Text: Clinical
Causes of Hyponatremia - Differential Diagnosis Algorithm
Hypovolemia, UNa > 20: 
 • Renal losses, Diuretic excess,
Causes of Hyponatremia ... Differential Diagnosis Algorithm ... Renal losses, Diuretic ... deficiency, Salt-losing ... #Causes #nephrology
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
/ IBD Renal Loses ... Loop and thiazide diuretics ... Post-obstructive diuresis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
hyponatremia - Diuretics ... deficit - Salt-losing ... Differential #Diagnosis #Table ... #Causes
Hepatorenal Syndrome (HRS)

Definition:
• Functional, potentially reversible kidney impairment.
• Occurs in advanced liver disease: cirrhosis, severe alcoholic
Caused by splanchnic ... Diagnosis (Clinical ... Exclude other AKI causes ... volume expansion + diuretic ... Vasoconstrictor response does
Treatment of Stable Narrow-Complex Tachycardia
Regular Rhythm:
 • Attempt vagal maneuvers
 • Give adenosine 6 milligrams IV
Treatment of Stable ... Repeat 12-milligram dose ... Treat underlying cause ... Treat underlying cause ... management #cardiology #algorithm
Physiologic Approach to Hypotonic Hyponatremia
The next time you have a case of hypotonic hyponatremia, give the
time you have a case ... normal volume-based algorithm ... Renal Sodium loss (diuretics ... (AKI, Post-AKI diuresis ... differential #diagnosis #table