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Diuretics sites of action on the nephron
1) Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor)
2) Osmotic diuretics (e.g. mannitol)
3) Loop
Diuretics sites ... inhibitor) 2) Osmotic diuretics ... mannitol) 3) Loop diuretic ... e.g. furosemide, torsemide ... Thiazides-type diuretics
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic PO ... Furosemide 20 mg IV = Torsemide ... Cardiology #Loop #Diuretics ... Table #Furosemide #Torsemide
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... empagliflozin LOOP DIURETICS ... • Bumetanide, torsemide ... POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS ... Tolvaptan #Diuretics
Ethacrynic acid - Conversion
Only loop diuretic without a sulfonamide substituent.
Rarely used alternative in patients who have
Conversion Only loop diuretic ... a typical loop diuretic ... Bumetanide 1 mg = Torsemide ... #indications #diuretics
Diuretics - summary table
Thiazides and Related Diuretics: HCTZ, Chlorthalidone, Metolazone, Indapamide, Bendroflumethiazide 
Loop Diuretics: Furosemide, Ethacrynic
Diuretics - summary ... Thiazides and Related Diuretics ... Bendroflumethiazide Loop Diuretics ... acid, Bumetanide, Torsemide ... Eplerenone #diuretics
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 ... mg IV Loop diuretics ... There are 3 loop diuretics ... bumetanide or torsemide
Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Loop diuretic conversion ... Furosemide 20 mg IV = Torsemide ... Cardiology #Loop #Diuretic ... Table #Furosemide #Torsemide
Pharmacokinetics of commonly used diuretics medications in CKD, Cirrhotic Ascites, and Heart Failure
 • Furosemide
 •
commonly used diuretics ... Bumetanide • Torsemide ... MCW_Nephrology #diuretics
Diuretics - Pharmacology

Thiazides diuretics:
 • Inhibit Na+ Cl- cotransporter in distal tubule
 • Chlorothiazide, Chlorthalidone, Indapamide,
Diuretics - Pharmacology ... Thiazides diuretics ... Metolazone Loop diuretics ... , Ethacrynate, Torsemide ... Potassium sparing diuretics
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diuretics and Agents ... Altitude sickness • Diuretic ... Symport (Loop Diuretics ... ; High-Ceiling Diuretics ... acid, Furosemide, Torsemide