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What do loop diuretics do? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Act on Loop of Henle inhibiting
sodium transport and reabsorption
What is the expected outcome of a loop diuretic? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔Sodium
and water are lost which decreases fluid volume , cardiac output and blood
pressure
What are the adverse effects of Spironolactone? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔hyperkalemia, hypomagnesemia, hyponatremia, hypocalcemia,
, hypovolemia, hypoglycemia, hyperuricemia, orthostatic hypotension,
bradycardia
What labs do you monitor for patients on Spironolactone? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔Potassium, BUN, AST, Alkaline Phosphatase, Sodium, Chloride
Normal potassium level - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔3.5‐5mEq/L
Normal BUN levels - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔10-20 mg/dL
Normal AST - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔0‐35 IU/L
normal alkaline phosphatase - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔30-120 units/L
Normal sodium levels - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔135-145 mEq/L
normal chloride levels - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔98-106 mEq/L
What do thiazide diuretics treat? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔hypertension
What labs do you monitor in patient on thiazide diuretics? - 🧠 ANSWER
✔✔potassium, calcium, magnesium, sodium, glucose, uric acid
What type of medication is mannitol? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔osmotic diuretic
What does mannitol treat? - 🧠 ANSWER ✔✔cerebral edema, IOP