Lesson 20 Part 3 Quiz Flashcards
The most commonly used class of diuretics
Thiazide
The most commonly used class of diuretics
Thiazide
Thiazide diuretics belong to a chemical class of drugs called
Sulfonamide
Milder form of diuretics compared to loop diuretics
Thiazide
First line of drugs for management of hypertension
Thiazide
Example of thiazide
Chlorothiazide
Hydrochlorothiazide
It exerts its main effort in the loop of henle
Loop Diuretics
Referred to as the high ceiling diuretics
Loop diuretics
Causes active pumping out of chloride
Thiazide
Blocks the action of pumping chloride
Loop diuretics
Example of loop diuretics
Furosemide
Bumetanide
Torsemide
It is used when a stronger diuretic is needed
Furosemide
It not recommended for children but indicated when the child is taking other ototoxic drugs
Bumetanide
Relatively a mild diuretics
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
It most often used to the treatment of glaucoma
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Less powerful than loop diuretics but they retain potassium instead of wasting
Potassium-Sparring Diuretics
It acts as aldosterone antagonist which blocks the action of aldosterone
Spironolactone
The only potassium-sparring diuretic recommended for children
Spironolactone
Exerts their therapeutic affect by pulling water into the renal tube without lossbof sodium
Osmotic Diuretics
Example of Osmotic Diuretics
Mannitol
Glycerin
Drugs used to decrease IOP before eye surgery
Mannitol
The only diuretics that causes blood brain barrier
Mannitol
A drug thatt is not an example of k+ wasting
Isosorbide
