Diuretics Flashcards
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Major site of NaCl and NaCO3 reabsorption
Reabsorption of amino acids, glucose and numerous cations
Uric acid site of transport
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PCT -BIBO!
Acted upon by CAI
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Site of action of diuretics
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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor: PCT
Loop diuretics: Thick Ascending Limb
Thiazides: DCT
Potassium-sparing diuretics: CCT (cortical CT)
Osmotic diuretics: PCT, Descending limb of loop of Henle, CD
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CAI used for glaucoma and mountain sickness
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Acetazolamide
SimD: Dorzolamide, Brinzolamide, Dichlorphenamide, Methazolamide
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IMPORTANT SE of Acetazolamide
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ACIDazolamide causes ACIDosis
Hyperchloremic metabolic acidosis, potassium wasting, renal calcium stones, HepEnceph on cirrhotic pxs
