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Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
20 mg PO/IV = Bumetanide ... (Bumex) 1 mg PO ... Furosemide #Torsemide #Bumex ... #Lasix #Bumetanide
Loop diuretic PO --> IV conversions 

Furosemide 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
20 mg PO/IV = Bumetanide ... Furosemide #Torsemide #Bumex ... #Lasix #Bumetanide
Guidelines Directed medical therapy for Heart Failure 

Satyendra Dhar, MD, @DharSaty

#HFrEF #GDMT #sodium-glucosecotransporter-2inhibitors #SGLT2i #reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors
AngiotensinReceptorNeprilysinInhibitor #ACEi ... ARNI #PARADIGM-HF ... Torsemide #furosemide #bumetanide
Loop Diuretic Conversion - Dose Equivalents
Bumex (bumetanide) 1 mg PO
Demadex (torsemide) 20 mg PO
Lasix (furosemide) 40
Dose Equivalents Bumex ... (bumetanide) 1 ... furosemide, changing to bumetanide
HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
Must Be On" • ACEI ... before increasing ACEI ... Reducing: • ACEI ... #medications #chf
Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Renin-Angiotensin System: • ACE ... Loop Diuretics: Bumetanide ... #Medications #CHF
Stages in the development of HF and recommended therapy by stage. ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor;
development of HF ... ACEI indicates angiotensin-converting ... medical therapy; HF ... #CHF #Congestive
Cough - Diagnostic Schema

Infectious: URTI, LRTI, Bacterial, Viral
Irritant/Exposure: Allergic, Post-infectious, Pneumonitis, ACEi, PTX, Foreign Body
Airway Disease:
, Pneumonitis, ACEi ... GERD, Dysphagia, CHF
Heart Failure (HFrEF) Treatment - GDMT for stage C 

For patients with Heart Failure with REDUCED
initiate them on ACEI ... maximally tolerated ACEI ... Entresto (replacing ACEI ... /ambcarerx #CHF ... #sCHF #HeartFailure
Flowchart to diuretic use in acute heart failure.

(A) Congestion with volume overload. 

(B) Treatment algorithm after
blood pressure; HF ... mg or 10–15 mg bumetanide ... Diuretic #Diuresis #CHF