Ch. 6 Renal & Urinary Tract Drugs Flashcards
Kidneys do the following:
-excrete wast products
-acid base balance
-regulate electrolytes
-blood volume control
-regulation of blood pressure
Bacteria infections of the urinary system may lead to
inflammation, pollakiuria, and/or dysuria which may result in inappropriate urination
Diuretics increase the ____ and decrease the ___
volume of urine excreted by kidneys; fluid volume in tissues
Uses of loop diuretics
CHF, pulmonary edema, hypertension
Side effects of loop diuretics
electrolyte imbalances, especially hypokalemia
Example of loop diuretic
furosemide
Osmotic diuretics promote diuresis by exerting high osmotic pressure in _ and limiting tubular reabsorption
kidneys
Uses for osmotic diuretics and examples
acute oliguric kidney failure, decrease intracranial and IOP; mannitol and glycerin
side effects of osmotic diuretics
fluid and electrolyte imbalance and vomiting
Thiazide diuretics reduce _ by inhibiting the reabsorption of sodium, chloride, and water
edema
Uses for thiazide diuretics
diabetes insipidus, hypertension, CHF; longer duration of action than loop diuretics
Side effects of thiazides and examples
hypokalemia ; hydrochlorothiazide, chlorothiazide
Potassium sparing diuretics are _ diuretic and anti-hypertensive effects than other diuretics
weaker
Uses of potassium-sparing diuretics and example
CHF; spironolactone
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors diuretics uses
decrease intraocular pressure with open-angle glaucoma
Main side effects of Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors diuretics
metabolic acidosis, hypokalemia
Examples of Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors diuretics
acetazolamide and dichlorphenamide
Types of antihypertensive drugs include:
Diuretics and ACE inhibitors (enalapril, captopril, lisinopril, benazepril)
Examples of calcium-channel blockers
diltiazem and amlodipine
Examples of vasodilators
hydralazine and dopamine
Types of antihypertensive drugs include:
-Beta-adrenergic antagonists (ex: propranolol)
-Alpha-adrenergic antagonists (ex: phenoxybenzamine and prazosin)
Drug categories used to treat uroliths include
urinary acidifiers, urinary alkalinizes, and xanthine oxidase inhibitors
urinary acidifiers are used clinically to produce _ _, which dissolves and helps prevent formation of _ uroliths; their use has declined with the use of urinary acidifying diets
acid urine; struvite
Urinary alkalinizes are used clinically to tx
calcium oxalate, cystine, and ammonium urate uroliths