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DIURETICS (m) Flashcards

1
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drugs inducing a state of increased urine flow

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DIURETICS

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2
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agents that increase urine volume

o managing disorders involving abnormal fluid retention (edema) or treating HPN in which diuretics cause a decrease in blood volume → decrease BP

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DIURETICS

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3
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increase in renal sodium excretion

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Natriuretic

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4
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increases in excretion of solute-free water

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Aquaretic

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5
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→ kidney is damaged by disease
→ loss of protein from plasma

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Nephrotic Syndrome

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6
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EDEMATOUS STATES

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Heart Failure

Hepatic Ascites

Nephrotic Syndrome

Premenstrual Edema

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NON-EDEMATOUS STATES

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Hypertension

Nephrolithiasis
Hypercalcemia
Diabetes Insipidus

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8
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thiazide diuretic

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Hypertension

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9
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predominant in the epithelial cells of the PCT

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CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS

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10
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MODE OF ACTION
→ inhibit carbonic anhydrase located intracellularly & on apical membrane of proximal tubular epithelium

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Acetazolamide

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11
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→ treatment of glaucoma (chronic)
→ prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness

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Acetazolamide

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12
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TOXICITY
→ renal stones

→ renal potassium wasting

→ drowsiness, paresthesias, hypersensitivity reactions, tinnitus, alteration of taste

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Acetazolamide

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13
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→ most widely used
→ affect the distal tubule

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THIAZIDES

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14
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“ceiling diuretic”

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THIAZIDES

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15
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there is no reabsorption only excretion

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THIAZIDES

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16
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hypertension
o first-line for treatment of essential hypertension
o not more than 25 mg per day
o can be used as monotherapy

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THIAZIDES

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17
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ADVERSE EFFECTS
K depletion (most frequent)

18
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act most specifically on the ascending thick limb

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LOOP DIURETICS

19
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Furosemide

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LOOP DIURETICS

20
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→ decrease renal vascular resistance & increase renal blood flow
→ increase prostaglandin synthesis

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LOOP DIURETICS

21
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acute pulmonary edema of heart failure
o drug of choice

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LOOP DIURETICS

22
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THERAPEUTIC USES

anion overdose

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LOOP DIURETICS

23
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ADVERSE EFFECTS
→ ototoxicity in the form of hearing loss or deafness which is reversible particularly when used with aminoglycoside antibiotics

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LOOP DIURETICS

24
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major use:
o treatment of hypertension

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POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS

25
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act on collecting tubules to inhibit Na reabsorption & K excretion

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POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS

26
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Spironolactone

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ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS

27
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Eplerenone

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ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS

28
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THERAPEUTIC USES
→ diuretic choice in patients with hepatic cirrhosis
→ secondary hyperaldosteronism
→ heart failure
→ prevent hypokalemia

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Spironolactone, Eplerenone

29
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rapidly converted to active metabolites (Canrenone,
Canrenoate)

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Spironolactone, Eplerenone

30
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direct inhibitors of Na influx in cortical collecting tubules

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AMILORIDE & TRIAMTERENE

31
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used to decrease intracranial pressure & to promote prompt removal of renal toxins

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OSMOTIC DIURETICS

32
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→ prototype drug
→ have major effect in proximal tubule & descending limb of the
loop of Henle

33
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T/ F

MANNITOL is administered through IV route

34
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Acetazolamide

A. CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
B. THIAZIDES
C. LOOP DIURETICS
D. POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS
E. OSMOTIC DIURETICS

35
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Chlorothiazide

A. CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
B. THIAZIDES
C. LOOP DIURETICS
D. POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS
E. OSMOTIC DIURETICS

36
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Furosemide

A. CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
B. THIAZIDES
C. LOOP DIURETICS
D. POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS
E. OSMOTIC DIURETICS

37
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ALDOSTERONE ANTAGONISTS

A. CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
B. THIAZIDES
C. LOOP DIURETICS
D. POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS
E. OSMOTIC DIURETICS

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AMILORIDE

A. CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
B. THIAZIDES
C. LOOP DIURETICS
D. POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS
E. OSMOTIC DIURETICS

39
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TRIAMTERENE

A. CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
B. THIAZIDES
C. LOOP DIURETICS
D. POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS
E. OSMOTIC DIURETICS

40
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MANNITOL

A. CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS
B. THIAZIDES
C. LOOP DIURETICS
D. POTASSIUM-SPARING DIURETICS
E. OSMOTIC DIURETICS

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