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Pharmacology of diuretics

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

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
diuretics Acetazolamide ... , Loop diuretics ... Thiazide‐like diuretics ... Action, Maximum Dose ... Comparison #Table
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic PO ... 1 mg PO/IV #Pharmacology ... Cardiology #Loop #Diuretics ... #Equivalent #Dose ... #Conversion #Table
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic conversion ... - Equivalent Doses ... Cardiology #Loop #Diuretic ... #Equivalent #Doses ... #Conversion #Table
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Loop and thiazide diuretics ... Hypokalemia - Osmotic diuresis ... Post-obstructive diuresis ... Low #Magnesium #Table ... Classification #Causes
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diuretics and Agents ... irrigation • Management ... Kidney stones caused ... #Nephrology #Pharmacology ... #Medications #Table
Pharmacologic Treatments of Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy
Central alpha-agonists
 - Methyldopa
 - Clonidine
Combined alpha- and beta-blocker
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Pharmacologic Treatments ... Hydralazine - Diuretics ... Hypertension #Pregnancy #Management ... #Treatment #Pharmacology ... #HTN #Table #Drugs
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
G-K), K-sparing diuretics ... Elimination (see Table ... improve GFR - Diuresis ... (IV loop diuretic ... - IV loop diuretic
Intern Pocket Cards - Inpatient Blood Pressure Management Guide
ß-blockers:
 • Metoprolol, Carvedilol, Labetalol
 • Bradycardia, heart
Blood Pressure Management ... , heart block Diuretics ... medications #Inpatient #pharmacology ... #table #agents
Causes of Secondary Hypertension - Workup and Differential Diagnosis
Approach (when evaluation should be done):
1. Severe or
use of adequate doses ... , including a diuretic ... with previously stable ... Stage 2 hypertension ... Stage 3 hypertension
Major Segments of the Nephron and their Functions 
 - Glomerulus - Formation of glomerular filtrate
organic acids and bases ... acid and most diuretics ... Pathophysiology #Tubules #Table ... #Pharmacology