DIURETICS

Question 1

give example of Loop Diuretics

Answer 1

Furosemide, Ethacrynic acid

Question 2

What is the side effect of Loop Diuretics?

Answer 2

Hypokalemic, metabolic alkalosis

Hypomagnesemia

Ototoxicity

Hyperuricemia

Question 3

What is the side effect of Thiazide Diuretics?

Answer 3

• Hyponatremia
• Hypokalemic,
Metabolic Alkalosis
• Hypercalcemia
• Hyperuricemia
• Hyperglycemia
• Hyperlipidemia

Question 4

What is the uses of Potassium-Sparing Diuretics?

Answer 4

1. To prevent Hypokalemia caused by other diuretics
2. Hyperaldosteronism (aldosterone antagonists, e.g. spironolactone)

Question 5

The side effect of Potassium-Sparing Diuretics?

Answer 5

Hyperkalemia

Question 6

What is the Spironolactone-specific (anti-adrenergic) effects?

Answer 6

Ø - Gynecomastia & impotence (males)
Ø - Menstrual irregularities (females)

Question 7

What the uses of Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?

Answer 7

1-Open angle glaucoma
2-Oedema with Metabolic Alkalosis
3-Acute Mountain sickness

Question 8

What is the side effect of Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors?

Answer 8

• HYPOkalemic Metabolic Acidosis
• Renal calcium stones (due to urine alkalinization) • Paresthesia

Question 9

What is the uses of Osmotic Diuretics?

Answer 9

1. Raised Intracranial pressure in neurologic condition (e.g. cerebral edema)
2. Raised Intraocular pressure in acute glaucoma

Question 10

What is the side effect of Osmotic Diuretics?

Answer 10

• Extracellular Volume Expansion (e.g. pulmonary oedema)
• Dehydration

Question 11

Potassium-Sparing Diuretics(Side Effect)

Answer 11

Hyperkalemia