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Diuretics - summary table
Thiazides and Related Diuretics: HCTZ, Chlorthalidone, Metolazone, Indapamide, Bendroflumethiazide 
Loop Diuretics: Furosemide, Ethacrynic
Loop Diuretics: Furosemide ... Bumetanide, Torsemide Aldosterone ... table #thiazide #aldosterone
Overview of effects of diuretics and hormones involved in fluid homeostasis.

#diruetic #diuretics 
#aldosterone #ADH #ANP #BNP
#thiazide
#diuretics #aldosterone ... hydrocholorothyazide #loop #furosemide
Nephron Pathophysiology - Diuretic Sites of Action
Diuretics
1) Acetazolamide/canagliflozin
2) Osmotic agents (mannitol, urearetics)
3) Loop agents (eg, furosemide)
4)
Loop agents (eg, furosemide ... Thiazides 5) Aldosterone
Thiazide
diuretics
Carbonic anhydrase
inhibitors
(e.g., acetazolamide)
Nat-Cl symport
Na and HCO;-
reabsorption
Aldosterone
antagonists
(e.g., spironolactone)
Nat channel
(indirect effect)
Loop diuretics (e.g., furosemide)
Amiloride,
#triamterene
Nat-K+-2CF symport
Na channel
(direct effect)
#NaCI reabsorption
reabsorption Aldosterone ... diuretics (e.g., furosemide
K* uptake
Acidosis
[K*] in plasma t and cells
Nat uptake
ECF volume
Spirono-lactone
Diuretics
Furosemide, thiazides
Nat reabsorption in loop of Henle and
Spirono-lactone Diuretics Furosemide ... #Aldosterone 1
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Ethacrynic acid, Furosemide ... Receptor Antagonists (Aldosterone
Etiologies of Hypoaldosteronism

Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Low Renin, Low Aldosterone)
 - Diabetic Nephropathy 
 - NSAIDs
Non-Hyporeninemic Hypoaldosteronism (Normal
Low Renin, Low Aldosterone ... High Renin, Low Aldosterone ... Genetic disorders Aldosterone ... Normal or High Aldosterone ... ) - Aldosterone
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
conversions Furosemide ... 40 mg PO = Furosemide ... Conversion #Table #Furosemide
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) 

#Pathophysiology #RAAS #Renin #Angiotensin #Aldosterone #System
Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone ... #Angiotensin #Aldosterone
Hyperaldosteronism - Etiologies of Mineralocorticoid Excess

Primary Hyperaldosteronism (Normal or Low Renin, High Aldosterone) 
 - Aldosterone-secreting
Low Renin, High Aldosterone ... ) - Aldosterone-secreting ... High Renin, High Aldosterone ... Normal or Low Aldosterone ... Diagnosis #Renin #Aldosterone