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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
Diuretics - summary table
Thiazides and Related Diuretics: HCTZ, Chlorthalidone, Metolazone, Indapamide, Bendroflumethiazide 
Loop Diuretics: Furosemide, Ethacrynic
table Thiazides ... Bendroflumethiazide Loop ... Ethacrynic acid, Bumetanide ... #loop #pharmacology ... #table #thiazide
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
Diuretics - Pharmacology

Thiazides diuretics:
 • Inhibit Na+ Cl- cotransporter in distal tubule
 • Chlorothiazide, Chlorthalidone, Indapamide,
Thiazides diuretics ... Metolazone Loop ... ascending limb • Bumetanide ... Pharmacology #nephrology #conversion ... #loop #thiazide
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
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... empagliflozin LOOP ... DIURETICS • Furosemide ... • Bumetanide, ... Ethacrynicacid THIAZIDES
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 ... furosemide) 4) Thiazides ... Adenosine #Nephron #Pathophysiology
Pharmacology of diuretics

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

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Acetazolamide, Loop ... diuretics, Thiazide‐like ... HalfLife #Dosing #Loop ... #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
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