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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 ... Furosemide #Torsemide #Bumex
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic conversion ... = Bumetanide (Bumex ... #Pharmacology #Cardiology ... #Loop #Diuretic ... Furosemide #Torsemide #Bumex
Loop Diuretic Conversion - Dose Equivalents
Bumex (bumetanide) 1 mg PO
Demadex (torsemide) 20 mg PO
Lasix (furosemide) 40
Loop Diuretic Conversion ... Dose Equivalents Bumex ... diuretics which ... have the dose conversion ... #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 ... diuretic. ... Ethacrynic #acid #Conversion ... #loop
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 ... following a single loop ... #Diuretic #Diuresis ... #HeartFailure #Cardiology
Diuretics - Pharmacology

Thiazides diuretics:
 • Inhibit Na+ Cl- cotransporter in distal tubule
 • Chlorothiazide, Chlorthalidone, Indapamide,
Diuretics - Pharmacology ... Thiazides diuretics ... Metolazone Loop ... Pharmacology #nephrology #conversion ... #loop #thiazide
Pharmacology of diuretics

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

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
Pharmacology of diuretics ... Acetazolamide, Loop ... diuretics, MRA, ... HalfLife #Dosing #Loop ... Thiazide #CHF #Cardiology
HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
Can Be On" • Diuretics ... • Digoxin *Loop ... diuretics preferred ... metolazone in diuretic ... medications #chf #cardiology
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
Parasternal Short axis, fan proximal and look for Aortic Valve in a plane shows all three
fan proximal and look ... Echocardiogram #POCUS ... #Clinical #cardiology