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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 ... Thiazides-type diuretics ... pharmacology #nephrology #medications
Summary of Diuretic Agents 
Subclass, Drug, Mechanism of Action, Effects, Clinical Applications, Pharmacokinetics, Toxicities, Interaction
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE
Summary of Diuretic ... empagliflozin LOOP DIURETICS ... POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS ... Tolvaptan #Diuretics ... #Medications #Pharmacology
Diuresis in Critical Care - Achieving a Negative Fluid Balance
Advantages Of A Negative Fluid Balance:
 •
Diuresis in Critical ... CONCENTRATION MEDICATIONS ... Start with LOOP DIURETICS ... , address diuretic ... refractory to diuresis
Hypomagnesemia - Etiologies by Mechanism

Decreased GI Uptake 
 - Poor dietary intake (particularly common in alcoholics)
Renal Loses - Medications ... Loop and thiazide diuretics ... Hypokalemia - Osmotic diuresis ... Post-obstructive diuresis
HFrEF: Guideline Directed Medical Therapy

"Must Be On"
 • ACEI, ARB, or ARNI AND select Beta Blockers
Can Be On" • Diuretics ... Reducing: • Diuretics ... Digoxin *Loop diuretics ... metolazone in diuretic ... hfref #management #medications
Diuretics and Agents Regulating Renal Excretion

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors (Acetazolamide, Dichlorphenamide)
 • Glaucoma
 • Epilepsy
 • Altitude
Diuretics and Agents ... Symport (Loop Diuretics ... ; High-Ceiling Diuretics ... hyponatremia #Diuretics ... #Pharmacology #Medications
Medications for High-Altitude Sickness 
Acetazolarnide 
 • Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis & metabolic Acidosis ->
Medications for ... Inhibitor Bicarb diuresis ... Altitude #Sickness #Medications
Pharmacokinetics of commonly used diuretics medications in CKD, Cirrhotic Ascites, and Heart Failure
 • Furosemide
 •
commonly used diuretics ... medications in ... MCW_Nephrology #diuretics
Ascites - Diagnosis and Management Summary
Paracentesis studies: cell count + differential, albumin, protein, culture
 • Serum-ascites-albumin-gradient
caloric intake 2) Diuretic ... at start Diuretic ... max doses Diuretic ... patients with diuretic ... • Medications
Causes of Hypomagnesemia
Redistribution:
 - IV glucose
 - Correction of diabetic ketoacidosis
 - IV hyperalimentation
 - Refeeding
Saline or osmotic diuresis ... Drugs: - Loop diuretics ... #differential #medications