Diuretics Flashcards
What are side effects of loop diuretics?
Hypovolemia Hypokalemia Hyperuricemia Hyperglycemia Alkalosis Ototoxicity
Hyperuricemia is a side effect of which diuretics? How?
Loop
Thiazide/Thiazide-like
*They increase urate reabsorption in the PT
What are loop diuretics used to treat?
Hypertension
Edema - cardiac, hepatic, renal in origin
Acute pulmonary edema
What are thiazide/thiazide-like diuretics used to treat?
Hypertension
Edema from CHF
Hypercalciuria/Ca salt - Renal caliculi
What effect do loop and thiazide diuretics have on GFR?
Loop: increase GFR and RBF
Thiazide: decrease GFR
Which diuretic causes gynecomastia?
Spironolactone»_space;> Eplerenone
What side effect is specific to sodium channel blockers?
Mild azotemia
Which diuretic decreases both GFR and RBF?
High doses of Triamterene (Na channel blocker)
Which class of diuretics causes hyperkalemia?
K-sparing diuretics
What are the therapeutic uses of K-sparing diuretics?
Hypertension
Edema
What considerations are taken into account when using K-sparing diuretics?
Prescribe WITH a loop or thiazide diuretic.
If you used JUST a loop or thiazide, you LOSE potassium but with a K-sparing diuretic, you promote diuresis/natriuresis without potassium loss.
Which class of diuretics have the highest intrinsic activity? Highest cost?
Activity: Loop > Thiazide > K-sparing
Cost: K- sparing > Loop > Thiazide
What are the K-sparing diuretics?
Aldosterone antagonists: Spironolactone, Eplerenone
Na-channel blockers: Amiloride, Triamterene
What are the thiazide/thiazide-like diuretics?
Hydrochlorothiazide, Metolazone
What are the loop diuretics?
Furosemide
Bumetadine
Ethacrynic acid