Diuretics

Question 1

What are the different types of diuretics?

Answer 1

High-ceiling loop, thiazide, potassium-sparing, osmotic

Question 2

High ceiling loop diuretics

Answer 2

(-ide), furosemide, butenamide, torsemide, ethacrynic acid

Emergency

Question 3

Where do high ceiling loop diuretics work?

Answer 3

Work in loop of Henle

Question 4

High ceiling loop diuretics funky stuff

Answer 4

Can cause: ototoxicity, photosensitivity, hyperuricemia, hypokalemia

Give at rate 20 mg/min

Question 5

Thiazide diuretics

Answer 5

(-thiazide), hydrochlorothiazide, chlorothiazide, methylclothiazide, metolazone, chlorothalidone, impamide

Maintenance

Question 6

Where do thiazide diuretics work?

Answer 6

Work in distal convoluted tubules

Question 7

Thiazide diuretics funky stuff

Answer 7

Dont take diuretics past 1400
Used for high K+

Question 8

Potassium-sparing diretics

Answer 8

Spironolactone, amiloride

Potassium up, sodium down

Question 9

How do potassium-sparing diuretics work

Answer 9

Work on aldosterone
Cause potassium retention and sodium excretion

Question 10

Potassium sparing diuretics funky stuff

Answer 10

K+ goes up, Na+ goes down
No renal patients
Causes hyperkalemia

Question 11

Osmotic diuretics

Answer 11

Mannitol

Question 12

How do Osmotic diuretics work?

Answer 12

Reduce brain pressure

Question 13

Osmotic diuretic funky stuff

Answer 13

For brain swelling
Causes hyperkalemia

Question 14

Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

Answer 14

(-zolamide), Acetazolamide, methazolamide

Question 15

How do carbonic anhydrase inhibitors work?

Answer 15

Reduce eye pressure