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Loop diuretic conversion - Equivalent Doses
Furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg PO = Furosemide 20 mg IV =
Doses Furosemide (Lasix ... 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
Loop Diuretic Conversion - Dose Equivalents
Bumex (bumetanide) 1 mg PO
Demadex (torsemide) 20 mg PO
Lasix (furosemide) 40
Dose Equivalents Bumex ... (bumetanide) 1 ... torsemide) 20 mg PO Lasix ... furosemide) 40 mg PO Lasix ... furosemide, changing to bumetanide
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
Guidelines Directed medical therapy for Heart Failure 

Satyendra Dhar, MD, @DharSaty

#HFrEF #GDMT #sodium-glucosecotransporter-2inhibitors #SGLT2i #reninangiotensinaldosteronesysteminhibitors
ARNI #PARADIGM-HF ... Torsemide #furosemide #bumetanide
Heart Failure Medications Summary
Inhibitors of the Renin-Angiotensin System:
 • ACE Inhibitors: Benazepril, Captopril, Enalapril, Lisinopril, Quinapril,
Loop Diuretics: Bumetanide ... #Medications #CHF
Perioperative Medications - Which Medications to Hold or Continue?
Aspirin - Continue
 • Aspirin should be continued
reasons other than HF ... indication is for HF ... perioperative period Lasix ... patients with HF
Hyperkalemia - Diagnosis and Management - GrepMed Handbook

S/Sx: Most pts asymptomatic. Weakness, cramping, nausea, paresthesias, palpitations,
Na delivery): CHF ... loop diuretic (lasix