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Diuretic Electrolyte Excretion Effects 
Diuresis, Na+, K+, Mg2+, Ca2+, Cl-, HCO3-, Uric Acid
 - Thiazide Type
Diuretic Electrolyte ... Excretion Effects Diuresis ... Channel Blocker - Carbonic ... electrolytes #effects #pharmacology ... #comparison #table
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... , Interaction CARBONIC ... #Medications #Pharmacology ... #summary #table ... #nephrology
Diuretics sites of action on the nephron
1) Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor)
2) Osmotic diuretics (e.g. mannitol)
3) Loop
Diuretics sites ... Acetazolamide (carbonic ... Thiazides-type diuretics ... #pharmacology # ... nephrology #medications
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Torsemide) • Acute pulmonary ... liver cirrhosis, chronic ... liver cirrhosis, chronic ... #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Pharmacokinetics of commonly used diuretics medications in CKD, Cirrhotic Ascites, and Heart Failure
 • Furosemide
 •
commonly used diuretics ... Spironolactone MCW Nephrology ... MCW_Nephrology #diuretics ... #pharmacology # ... halflife #comparison #table
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Pharmacologic Treatments ... of Chronic Hypertension ... Hydralazine - Diuretics ... Management #Treatment #Pharmacology ... #HTN #Table #Drugs
Diuretics - Pharmacology

Thiazides diuretics:
 • Inhibit Na+ Cl- cotransporter in distal tubule
 • Chlorothiazide, Chlorthalidone, Indapamide,
Diuretics - Pharmacology ... Thiazides diuretics ... Triamterene Carbonic ... #Pharmacology # ... nephrology #conversion
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
GI losses - Chronic ... Loop and thiazide diuretics ... Post-obstructive diuresis ... Hypomagnesemia #Differential ... Low #Magnesium #Table
Classification, Differential Diagnosis, and Features of Hyponatremia According to Volume Status 

Hypervolemic hypernatremia 
 - CHF
Classification, Differential ... - Acute and chronic ... hyponatremia - Diuretics ... Classification #Differential ... #Diagnosis #Table
Causes of Hypokalemia
Transcellular Shifts:
 - Alkalosis, Increased plasma insulin (treatment of diabetic ketoacidosis), ß-Adrenergic agonists, Hypokalemic
(carbonic anhydrase ... thiazide-like diuretics ... , Osmotic diuresis ... Hypokalemia #Causes #differential ... #diagnosis #nephrology