14. Diuretics

Question 1

A 39 year old man with glaucoma is prescribed a medication that works as an osmotic agent. What has he prescribed

A. Acetazolamide 
B.  Furosemide 
C. Mannitol 
D.  Metolazone 
E. Conivaptan 

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Answer 1

Ans. C Mannitol

Question 2

A man is prescribed a drug and is warned that is may causes loss of hearing what drug was the man prescribed?

A. Acetazolamide 
B.  Furosemide  
C. Mannitol 
D.  Metolazone 
E. Conivaptan 

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Answer 2

Ans. Furosemide is a loop diuretic and one of the AEs of loop diuretics is ototoxicity