Diuretics Flashcards
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Diuretics
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An agent that increases urine production. They increase sodium excretion as well as water. It also promotes excretion of pottasium except for the pottasium sparing diuretics
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Classification of Diuretics
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- Carbonic Anydrase Inhibitors
- Osmotic Diuretics
- Loop Diuretics
- Thiazide Diuretic
- Thiazide-like Diuretics
- Potassium Sparing Diuretics
3
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Amiloride & Triamtene
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Produce their effects on specific membrane transport system in renal tubule cells
4
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Spironolactone & Eplerenone
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Interfere with hormone receptors in renal tubular cells
