CVD- OEDEMA + VASCULAR DISEASE Flashcards
What is oedema?
Condition causing fluid buildup
When to use diuretics?
In the morning
What are 6 drug classes used to treat oedema?
- Loop diuretics
- Thiazide
- Aldosterone antagonist
- Potassium sparing
5.Osmotic
- Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
List 3 loop diuretics?
Bumetanide
Furosemide
Torasemide
What is most potent loop diuretic?
Bumetanide
Which loop diuretic increases risk of gout?
furosemide
which loop diuretic can cause musculoskeletal pain?
Torasemide
List 6 thiazide diuretics?
Bendroflumethiazide
Hydrochlorothiazide
Chlortalidone
Indapamide
Metolazone
Xipamide
What thiazide diuretic can cause risk of skin cancer?
Hydrochlorothiazide
What thiazide diuretic is used in severe renal impairment?
Metolazone
Which thiazide diuretic has a long half life?
Chlortalidone
What is a risk of using Metolazone?
Be careful switching brands - different bioavailabilities
What thiazide diuretic has less aggravation of diabetes?
Indapamide
What is gravitational oedema?
Fluid pools in the lower parts of the body
Who does gravitational oedema occur more in?
Elderly
What to give if gravitational oedema?
Low dose diuretic (short term)
What are 2 aldosterone antagonists?
Spironolactone
Eplerenone
What is spironolactone also used in?
Liver ascites
When is eplerenone also used for?
Post acute MI
What are 2 potassium sparing diuretics?
Amloride
Triamterene
What diuretic causes blue urine?
Triamterene
What is 1 osmotic diuretic?
Mannitol
What other 2 indications is mannitol used in?
Cerebral oedema
Raised Intra-ocular pressure
Name 3 carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?
Acetazolamide
Brinzolamide
Dorzolamide
Name an oral carbonic anhydrase inhibitor?
Acetazolamide
What are carbonic anhydrase inhibitors also used for?
Glaucoma
What is MOA of diuretic?
Increase urine output by kidneys by blocking sodium reabsorption at different segments of the nephron.
What can excess diuresis cause?
HypOtension
HypOvolemia
What to do with diuretic on sick days?
STOP meds
What is MOA of loop diuretic?
Blocks the Na+/K+/CL- co-transporter on ascending limb of lop of henle
What is onset of loop diuretics?
act in 1 hr of administration
Which cases do we need to separate the doses of loop diuretics from other drug? (ALOUD)
Amino-glycosides- separate both
Low Na+/K+/CL-/Mg2+/Ca2+
Ototoxicity
Urinary retention
Diabetes + gout (increases this)
What is 2 indications of loop diuretics?
Heart failure
Resistant hypertension
What is a caution of loop diuretics?
Exacerbates diabetes(less likely compared to thiazides) + gout
What are 2 SE of loop diuretics?
Ototoxicity
Acute urinary retention
What class drug does loop diuretics interact with to increase ototoxicity?
Aminoglycosides e.g. gentamicin