Ch 15 Flashcards
Metalazone (Zaroxolyn)
Thiazides Diuretic
Removes excess water and sodium by increasing urine output
Diuretic
Name 3 classification of diuretics
Thiazides
Loop
Potassium sparing
What diuretics is used only in emergency. Situation
Mannitol
What diuretic is sometimes use for Glycoma
Carbonic anhydride inhibitors
Cause sodium potassium and water to stay in your urine and be excreted through urine
Thiazides diuretic
Increase increase in calcium hyperlipidemia hyperglycemia Urea
Thiazides
Dry mouth thirsty muscle cramps weak Irregular heartbeat Mood changes Nausea
Decrease potassium
Confused Convulsions Decreased mental activity Irritability Muscle cramps
Decreased sodium
Monitor after give what Muscle weakness potassium levels decrease sudden decrease in urine irregular heartbeat
Monitor Signs and symptoms of thiazides diuretic
Slows down or turns off sodium pumps in nephron tubes in a place different from thiazides
Loop diuretic
Adverse affect
Passing out from hypotension
Blurred vision
Muscle weakness
Thiazides
Call impaired glucose tolerance and hyperglycemia in diabetic patients
What medication
Thiazides
Metalazone
Which is the strongest diuretic
Diuretic loop
Furosemide
Torsemide
Bumetenide
Ethacrynic acid
Loop diuretic
Slows down or turns off the sodium pumps in the nephron tubes
They cause more sodium potassium in water to stay in the urine and leave the body through urination
Loop diuretics
Which diuretic causes patients to lose calcium in the urine
Loop diuretics
Side effects of a loop diuretics
Dizziness hypotension hypokalemia hyponaturemia
Furosemide Side effects are
Photosensitivity skin rash blurred vision chest pain
Ototoxic
Hearing loss
Which diuretic causes a loss of potassium and the prescriber wants the patient to eat foods that contain potassium
Loop diuretics
Spironolactone
Triamterene
Amiloride
Potassium sparing diuretics
Slows the sodium pumps so more sodium and water are excreted in urine but these drugs do not increase the loss of potassium
Potassium sparing diuretics
Blood pressure drops faster when patient is taking what diuretic
Potassium sparing