They were introduced to the market a few years apart during the mid-20th century
Types of diuretics include loop diuretics (such as furosemide), thiazide diuretics (such as hydrochlorothiazide), carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, and potassium-sparing
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved furosemide to treat conditions with volume overload and edema
Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists
Potassium-sparing diuretics are not as effective as other diuretics in reducing high blood pressure
Purpose of medication; Take medication in the morning to avoid nocturia; Weigh daily; report significant
But they don’t cause your potassium levels to drop, unlike thiazide, thiazide-like, and loop
Thiazide diuretics act on distal tubules; loop diuretics on the thick ascending limb of loop of Henle; and potassium‐sparing diuretics on collecting tubules
This activity reviews the indications, action, and contraindications for diuretics as a valuable agent in treating heart failure, hypertension, ascites, etc
dizziness Amiloride is a potassium-sparing diuretic that does not have much of a diuretic effect compared to its potassium-sparing activity
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The tendency, as for all loop diuretics, to cause low serum potassium concentration (hypokalemia) has given rise to combination products, either with potassium or with the potassium-sparing diuretic amiloride (Co-amilofruse)
Confusion
Other diuretics, such as osmotic diuretics, are used to decrease fluid from cerebrospinal fluid Potassium sparing diuretics prevent excessive loss of potassium at the distal convoluted tubules
Diuretics are drugs that increase the flow of urine
Spironolactone potentiates thiazide or loop diuretics by antagonising aldosterone; it is a potassium-sparing diuretic
In these segments, active sodium reabsorption occurs The three main types of diuretics are thiazides, loop diuretics, and potassium-sparing diuretics
Diuretics are a mainstay of the outpatient management of heart failure
This review will discuss the mechanism of action of potassium-sparing diuretics, what conditions they treat, nursing implications, side 6
Other diuretics, such as osmotic diuretics, are used to decrease fluid from cerebrospinal fluid and the brain