DOsing HF

Question 1

furosemide

Answer 1

20-160 mg daily or BID

Question 2

bumetanide

Answer 2

0.5-2 mg daily or BID

Question 3

torsemide

Answer 3

10-80 mg daily

Question 4

IV equivalents diuretics

Answer 4

furosemide 40 = bumetanide 1 = torsemide 20= ethacrynic 50

Question 5

bioavailabilities diuretics

Answer 5

furosemide 50%, bum tors etha 100%

Question 6

hydrochlorothiazide

Answer 6

25-100 mg

Question 7

chlorthalidone

Answer 7

12.5-50 mg

Question 8

enalapril

Answer 8

initial: 2.5-5 BID
target: 10 mg BID

Question 9

captopril

Answer 9

initial: 6.25-12.5 TID
main: 50 mg TID

Question 10

lisinopril

Answer 10

initial: 2.5-5 mg daily
main: 20-40 daily

Question 11

quinapril

Answer 11

initial: 5-10 mg BID
main: 20-40 mg BID

Question 12

ramipril

Answer 12

initial:1.25-2.5 mg daily
main: 5 mg BID or 10 mg qd

Question 13

fosinopril

Answer 13

5-10 mg daily
40 mg daily

Question 14

losartan

Answer 14

25-50 mg daily
150 mg daily

Question 15

valsartan

Answer 15

20-40 BID
160 BID

Question 16

candesartan

Answer 16

4 mg daily
32 mg daily

Question 17

sacubitril/valsartan

Answer 17

24/26
49/51
97/103
BID

Question 18

carvedilol (coreg)

Answer 18

3.125 mg BID
25-50 mg BID

Question 19

carvedilol (coreg cR)

Answer 19

10-80 mg daily

Question 20

bisoprolol (Zebeta)

Answer 20

1.25-10 mg daily

Question 21

metoprolol succinate (Toprol XL)

Answer 21

12.5-25 mg daily
200 mg daily

Question 22

spironolactone

Answer 22

12.5-25 mg daily
if CrCl 30-50: 12.5 every other day to 12.5-25 daily

Question 23

eplerenone

Answer 23

25-50 mg daily
if Crcl 30-50: 25 every other day to 25 daily

Question 24

ISDN

Answer 24

20 mg TID/QID
40-80 TID

Question 25

hydralazine

Answer 25

25 TID/QID
75-100 TID

Question 26

BiDil

Answer 26

20/37.5 TID
40/75 TID

Question 27

ivabradine

Answer 27

2.5-7.5 mg

Question 28

digoxin

Answer 28

0.125-0.25 mg daily