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Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic PO ... --> IV conversions ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Loop #Diuretics ... #Equivalent #Dose
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic conversion ... - Equivalent Doses ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Loop #Diuretic ... #Equivalent #Doses
Loop Diuretic Conversion - Dose Equivalents
Bumex (bumetanide) 1 mg PO
Demadex (torsemide) 20 mg PO
Lasix (furosemide) 40
Loop Diuretic Conversion ... Bumex (bumetanide ... have the dose conversion ... furosemide, changing to bumetanide ... #Diuretic #Conversion
Ethacrynic acid - Conversion
Only loop diuretic without a sulfonamide substituent.
Rarely used alternative in patients who have
Ethacrynic acid - Conversion ... Only loop diuretic ... Furosemide 40 mg = Bumetanide ... Ethacrynic #acid #Conversion ... #loop
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
Total loop diuretic ... °The maximal dose ... for IV loop diuretics ... mg or 10–15 mg bumetanide ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Pharmacology of diuretics

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

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Acetazolamide, Loop ... diuretics, MRA, ... Action, Maximum Dose ... HalfLife #Dosing #Loop ... Thiazide #CHF #Cardiology
Diuretics - Pharmacology

Thiazides diuretics:
 • Inhibit Na+ Cl- cotransporter in distal tubule
 • Chlorothiazide, Chlorthalidone, Indapamide,
Diuretics - Pharmacology ... Metolazone Loop ... ascending limb • Bumetanide ... Pharmacology #nephrology #conversion ... #loop #thiazide
HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
Can Be On" • Diuretics ... Optimize BB to target dose ... increasing ACEI or ARB dose ... • Digoxin *Loop ... medications #chf #cardiology
Nephron Remodeling as a Mechanism of Diuretic Resistance. When high doses of loop diuretics are used
a Mechanism of Diuretic ... When high doses ... of loop diuretics ... #Pathophysiology
Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Sacubitril/valsartan Diuretics ... Metolazone • Loop ... Diuretics: Bumetanide ... Medications #CHF #cardiology