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Mechanism of Action of Diuretics
Amiloride, Triamterene, Spironolactone
Loop Diuretics
Thiazides
Acetazolamide

#Diuretics #Mechanism #Action #pharmacology #pathophysiology #nephrology
Spironolactone Loop ... Diuretics Thiazides Acetazolamide ... pathophysiology #nephrology
Nephron Pathophysiology - Diuretic Sites of Action
Diuretics
1) Acetazolamide/canagliflozin
2) Osmotic agents (mannitol, urearetics)
3) Loop agents (eg, furosemide)
4)
Diuretics 1) Acetazolamide ... urearetics) 3) Loop ... Sites #Action #nephrology
Hormones Acting on the Nephron - Diuretics and Their Site of Action
 1) Acetazolamide
 2) Osmotic
of Action 1) Acetazolamide ... mannitol) 3) Loop ... Pathophysiology #Nephrology
Pharmacology of diuretics

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

Site of Action, Maximum Dose, Half-Life, Onset, Bioavailability,
of diuretics Acetazolamide ... , Loop diuretics ... HalfLife #Dosing #Loop
Diuretics sites of action on the nephron
1) Acetazolamide (carbonic anhydrase inhibitor)
2) Osmotic diuretics (e.g. mannitol)
3) Loop
the nephron 1) Acetazolamide ... . mannitol) 3) Loop ... #pharmacology #nephrology
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
INHIBITORS • Acetazolamide ... empagliflozin LOOP ... summary #table #nephrology
Metabolic and Respiratory Acidosis and Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm

Anion gap - MUDPILES: 
 - Methanol (formic
Alkalosis - Diagnostic Algorithm ... Diarrhea - Acetazolamide ... Respiratory #Metabolic #Algorithm ... Recommended Text: Nephrology
Overview of effects of diuretics and hormones involved in fluid homeostasis.

#diruetic #diuretics 
#aldosterone #ADH #ANP #BNP
#thiazide
hydrocholorothyazide #loop ... anhydrase #inhibitor #acetazolamide
Thiazide
diuretics
Carbonic anhydrase
inhibitors
(e.g., acetazolamide)
Nat-Cl symport
Na and HCO;-
reabsorption
Aldosterone
antagonists
(e.g., spironolactone)
Nat channel
(indirect effect)
Loop diuretics (e.g., furosemide)
Amiloride,
#triamterene
Nat-K+-2CF symport
Na channel
(direct effect)
#NaCI reabsorption
inhibitors (e.g., acetazolamide ... indirect effect) Loop
Drugs associated with hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia

Hypokalemia
- Shift from extracellular fluid to intracellular fluid compartment
  -
Diuretics - Acetazolamide ... Furosemide and other loop ... differential #diagnosis #nephrology