Chapter 29 Flashcards
What do diuretics do
Make urine faster and void it more often
When would we give a diuretic
Heart failure
Fluid overload
High blood pressure
Prevent kidney damage
When we give a diuretic what two things get removed from the body
Sodium
Water
What is the least potent diuretic to the most potent diuretic
Thiazide
Potassium sparing
Osmotic
Loop
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Do all diuretics act on one site of the kidney or different sites
Different sites
When is the best time to give a diuretic
In the morning
What carbonic anhydrase inhibitor diuretic is commonly used for glaucoma
Acetazolamide
When should you not give acetazolamide
Hyponatremia
Hypokalemia
Low potassium levels do what to the heart
Dysrhythmia
Acetazolamide should not be given with what drug because it increases it’s toxicity
Digoxin
If someone is allergic to sulphonamide antibiotics they should not take which diuretic
Furosemide
What diuretic often needs a potassium supplement to be given
Loop diuretics
What type of meds impact blood pressure
Diuretics
What type of diuretic can cause low WBC, platelets, sodium, potassium
Loop diuretics
What drug should not be given with loop diuretics because it will cause it to not work
NSAIDs
Loop diuretics increase the toxicity of which drug
Lithium
What diuretic should avoid sun exposure
Loop diuretic
What type of diuretic is used to pull fluid out of the cerebral tissue
Osmotic
What diuretic causes thrombophlebitis and convulsions
Osmotic
What diuretic can only be given by IV infusion
Mannitol
What diuretic can form crystals if exposed to low temperatures
Mannitol
Potassium sparing diuretics do what to potassium levels
Should not alter them but can cause hyperkalemia
What diuretic has cardio protective effects
Spironolactone
Spironolactone should not be given with what drug because it will cause hyperkalemia
ACE inhibitors
