Pharmacology-Diuretics Flashcards
What is the primary therapeutic effect of diuretics
Inhibit Na+ reabsorption
(promotes loss of Na+ and H2O; reduces plasma volume and blood pressure)
What are the main uses for diuretics?
*HTN
*CHF
kidney/liver disease
ICP/IOP management
What two medications work in the glomerulus
NSAIDS and ACEI
Which medications work in the PCT?
Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
Osmotic Diuretics
Which medication works in the Loop of Henle (thick ascending)
Loop Diuretics
Which diuretic works in the DCT?
Thiazides
Which medications work in the Collecting Duct?
Aldosterone Antagonists
ADH Antagonists
What medication is a carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
Acetazolamide
MOA of carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
block carbonic anhydrase activity
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor decrease the reabsorption of
Na+
HCO3-
H2O
(causing natriuresis, diuresis, alkaline urine)
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors increases the excretion of
K+
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors increase the reabsorption of
Cl-
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors cause the reabsorption of _________, causing metabolic acidosis
hydrogen (lose bicarb)
SIDE EFFECTS of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
Metabolic Acidosis
HYPOkalemia
HYPERchloremia (excess chloride in the blood due to exchange of Cl- for bicarb
Kidney Stones
Fatigue
Paresthesias (tingling)
Which patients should not receive carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
renal insufficient patient
Can carbonic anhydrase inhibitors cause tolerance?
YES, after 2-3 days
Osmotic diuretics dont go under _______ and causes ________ in plasma & renal tubular fluid osmolarity
metabolism; increase
Osmotic diuretics decreases reabsorption of_______
water
What medications are osmotic diuretics
*Mannitol
Urea
Isosorbide
Glycerine
What diuretics do you give a patient with LV dysfunction?
Osmotic & Furosemide
What are the SIDE EFFECTS of osmotic diuretics?
Increased plasm volume
Caution w/LV dysfunction & pulmonary edema
HYPOVOLEMIA w/long-term use
HYPOkalemia/natremia
Thrombophlebitis
Mannitol not filtered with
renal insufficiency
What is the dose of mannitol
0.25-2g/kg
Mannitol is a ______ ______, meaning it does not _________cell membranes
sugar alcohol; cross
What is the duration of mannitol
6-8 hours