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Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

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

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
Total loop diuretic ... blood pressure; HF ... following a single loop ... #CHF #Algorithm ... #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, ... HalfLife #Dosing #Loop ... #Thiazide #CHF ... #Cardiology #Management
Diuretics - Pharmacology

Thiazides diuretics:
 • Inhibit Na+ Cl- cotransporter in distal tubule
 • Chlorothiazide, Chlorthalidone, Indapamide,
Diuretics - Pharmacology ... Metolazone Loop ... , Ethacrynate, Torsemide ... 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 ... • Digoxin *Loop ... diuretics preferred ... #medications #chf ... #cardiology #GDMT
Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Metolazone • Loop ... Diuretics: Bumetanide ... , Furosemide, Torasemide ... #Medications #CHF ... #cardiology #pharmacology
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diuretics and Agents ... +2Cl- Symport (Loop ... acid, Furosemide, Torsemide ... Postoperative abdominal ... distention • Abdominal