Pharmacology and Kidneys Flashcards
2 names of loop diuretics?
Furosemide
Bumetanide
Indication for loop diuretics?
- Pulmonary oedema
- CHF
- CKD
- Hepatic cirrhosis with ascites
- Diuretic-resistant oedema (in combo with thiazide)
- Add on for HT
- Reduce acute hypercalcaemia
Mode of action for loop diuretics?
-Absorbed in GI tract | -Bind to Plasma proteins | Enter nephron by OAT | Targets Cl- site & blocks the NKCC2 triple transporter on the apical surface of the tubular epithelium (thick ascending loop of henle TAL) | Decrease tonicity of the medullary interstitium -Prevent dilution of filtrate in TAL -Increase Na+ load delivered to distal nephron (causing K+ loss_ -Increase Ca2+ and Mg2+ excretion -Additional venodilator action
What is an OAT?
Organic anion transporter
What site do loop diuretics target?
Cl-
What is result of Loop diuretics blocking NKCC2 triple transporter?
Prevents dilution of filtrate in TAL
-Increasing Na+ load delivered to distal nephron
Contraindications for loop diuretic?
Hypovolaemia/dehydration
Be cautious of what with loop diuretics?
Hypokalaemia
Hyponatraemia
Hepatic encephalopathy
Gout
Side effects of loop diuretic?
- Hypokalaemia
- Metabolic acidosis (increased H+ secretion)
- Hypocalcaemia
- Hypomagnesaemia
- Hypovolaemia & hypotension
- Hyperuricaemia (can precipitate acute gout)
- Dose related hearing loss
Example of thiazide diuretic?
Bendroflumethiazide
Indications for thiazide diuretic?
HT Mild heart failure Severe resistant oedema (combo with loop) Renal stone disease Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Mechanism of thiazide diuretic?
- Absorbed from GI Tract to enter nephron by OAT
- Target CL- site and Block Na+/Cl- co-transporter
- Prevents dilation of urine in early DCT
- Increases Na+ load going to Collecting tubule (K+ loss)
- Increases reabsorption of Ca2+
- Additional vasodilator action
Where is the Cl-/Na+ cotransporter?
Tubular epithelium of early distal convoluted tubule
Main mechanism of thiazide/thiazide-like diuretic?
Increases reabsorption of Ca2+
Contraindications of thiazide/thiazide-like diuretic?
Hypokalaemia
Be cautious using thiazide/TL diuretics if patient has?
Hyponatraemia
Gout
Side effects of thiazide/TL diuretics?
- Hypokalaemia
- Metabolic alkalosis
- Hypovolaemia & hypotension
- Hypomagnesaemia
- Hyperuricaemia (poss lead to gout)
- Erectile dysfunction
- Impaired glucose tolerance in diabetics
Examples of thiazide-like diuretics?
- Chlortalidone
- Indapamide
- metolazone
Indications for thiazide like diuretics?
HT Mild heart failure Severe resistant oedema (combo with loop) Renal stone disease Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Mechanism of thiazide like diuretics?
- Absorbed from GI Tract to enter nephron by OAT
- Target CL- site and Block Na+/Cl- co-transporter
- Prevents dilation of urine in early DCT
- Increases Na+ load going to Collecting tubule (K+ loss)
- Increases reabsorption of Ca2+
- Additional vasodilator action
Example of potassium sparing diuretics?
Spironolactone
Eplerenone
Amiloride hydrochloride
Triamterene
Indications for potassium sparing diuretics?
- Heart failure
- Primary
- Hyperaldosteronism (Conns)
- Resistant HT
- Secondary hyperaldosteronism
Used in combo with thiazides and loops to prevent hyperkalaemia
Mechanism of potassium sparing diuretics?
Limited diuretic action
- Competitive antagonists of aldosterone at cytoplasmic aldosterone receptors
- increase Na+ excretion
- Decrease K+ excretion
- Block luminal Na channels in collecting tubules
- Increase Na+ excretion
- Decrease K+ excretion
- Enter nephron via OCT in proximal tubule
What is spironolactone metabolised to?
Rapidly spironolactone metabolised to canernone
Contraindications of potassium sparing diuretic?
- Severe renal impairment
- Anuria
- Hyperkalaemia
- Addison’s disease
Cautions for potassium sparing diuretic?
Acute porphyria’s
Side effects of potassium sparing diuretic?
Metabolic acidosis
AKI
Other random stuff
Triamterene has what type of GI absorption?
Good GI absorption
Amiloride has poor GI absorption. True or False?
True
Cautions using triamterene?
DM
Gout
Can cause blue fluorescence of urine
Side effects of triamterene?
Diarrhoea
Hyperkalaemia
Uncommon- hyperuricaemia, reversible renal failure
Example of osmotic diuretics?
Mannitol (IV)
Indications for osmotic diuretics?
Prevention of acute hypovolaemic renal failure: maintains urine flow
-Emergency treatment of acutely raised intracranial pressure/intraocular (increases plasma osmolarity which extracts water from these compartments)
Mechanism of osmotic diuretic?
IV infusion enters nephron via simple glomerular filtration
- Remains in filtrate (too polar for reabsorption)
- Creates osmotic potential for water
- Dilutes solute in proximal tubule (decreases force for sodium to move from tubular fluid into interstitium)
Contraindications for osmotic diuretic?
Anuria Intracranial bleeding Severe cardiac failure Severe dehydration Severe pulmonary oedema
Caution using osmotic diuretics if?
Extravasation causes inflammation and thrombophlebitis