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Furosemide (Lasix) Pharmacology
 • IV Furosemide in Acute Heart Failure
 • Causes of Diuretic Resistance
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Furosemide (Lasix ... Pharmacology • IV Furosemide ... Heart Failure • Causes ... @DharSaty #Furosemide
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
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Acetazolamide - Furosemide ... Diuretics - Furosemide ... diagnosis #nephrology #Causes
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis - Differential Diagnosis
Chloride depletion syndromes
 • Gastrointestinal losses
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Causes of Metabolic ... eg, thiazides, furosemide ... administration Other causes ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Metabolic Alkalosis: Differential Diagnosis
ECF volume contracted: urine chloride concentration <20 meq/L
 • Gastric alkalosis:
Causes of Metabolic ... loop of Henle, furosemide-like ... Differential #Diagnosis #Causes
Causes of Myocarditis 
1. Infectious Myocarditis
 • Bacterial - Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, Pneumococcus, Meningococcus, Gonococcus, Salmonella, Corynebacterium
Causes of Myocarditis ... cefaclor, colchicine, furosemide ... more commonly cause ... #Myocarditis #Causes
Hypermagnesemia - Diagnosis and Management

Hypermagnesemia is a serum magnesium concentration > 2.6 mg/dL.
Symptoms include hyporeflexia, hypotension,
mortality in ICU Causes ... gluconate and possibly furosemide ... helpful in severe cases
Malignant Hyperthermia Crisis - Guidelines for Crises in Anaesthesia
Unexplained increase in ETCO2 AND tachycardia AND increased
Guidelines for Crises ... other, more common causes ... Arterial blood gases ... diuresis (mannitol/furosemide ... Guidelines for crises
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
conversions Furosemide ... 40 mg PO = Furosemide ... Conversion #Table #Furosemide
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Ethacrynic acid, Furosemide ... Kidney stones caused
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Equivalent Doses Furosemide ... Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide ... Conversion #Table #Furosemide