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Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic PO ... --> IV conversions ... 20 mg PO/IV = Bumetanide ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Loop #Diuretics
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic conversion ... 20 mg PO/IV = Bumetanide ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Loop #Diuretic ... #Bumex #Lasix #Bumetanide
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
Nephron Pathophysiology - Diuretic Sites of Action
Diuretics
1) Acetazolamide/canagliflozin
2) Osmotic agents (mannitol, urearetics)
3) Loop agents (eg, furosemide)
4)
Nephron Pathophysiology ... - Diuretic Sites ... urearetics) 3) Loop ... Adenosine #Nephron ... #Pathophysiology
Loop Diuretic Conversion - Dose Equivalents
Bumex (bumetanide) 1 mg PO
Demadex (torsemide) 20 mg PO
Lasix (furosemide) 40
Loop Diuretic Conversion ... Equivalents Bumex (bumetanide ... have the dose conversion ... furosemide, changing to bumetanide ... #Diuretic #Conversion
Nephron Remodeling as a Mechanism of Diuretic Resistance. When high doses of loop diuretics are used
Nephron Remodeling ... a Mechanism of Diuretic ... high doses of loop ... diuretics are used ... #Pathophysiology
Diuretics - Pharmacology

Thiazides diuretics:
 • Inhibit Na+ Cl- cotransporter in distal tubule
 • Chlorothiazide, Chlorthalidone, Indapamide,
Metolazone Loop ... ascending limb • Bumetanide ... loss through the nephron ... Pharmacology #nephrology #conversion ... #loop #thiazide
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
Total loop diuretic ... maximal dose for IV loop ... mg or 10–15 mg bumetanide ... following a single loop ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Hormones Acting on the Nephron - Diuretics and Their Site of Action
 1) Acetazolamide
 2) Osmotic
Acting on the Nephron ... - Diuretics and ... mannitol) 3) Loop ... spironolactone) #Pathophysiology ... #Nephrology #Nephron
Mechanisms of Loop Diuretic Action and Resistance. Panel A, loop diuretics circulate bound to protein. As
Mechanisms of Loop ... Diuretic Action ... Panel A, loop diuretics ... #Pathophysiology ... #Nephro #IM #LoopDiuretic