PHARM 201 Quiz 1 Questions with Correct
Solutions
ALL MEDICATIONS THAT AFFECT BLOOD PRESSURE CAN CAUSE...
ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
Medications affecting urinary output control...
blood pressure
What do medications that affect urinary output get rid of?
excess fluid in heart failure, kidney disease, liver disease
What does medication that affects urinary output prevent?
Kidney failure
How to remember high-ceiling loop diuretics?
"-ide" (except ethacrynic acid)
i.e, Bumetanide, Torsemide
Prototype drug of high ceiling loop diuretic
Furosemide
When do you hold furosemide?
If the BP is too low
What are complications of furosemide?
, dehydration, hypotension, ototoxicity (tinnitus), hypokalemia (monitor
potassium levels), hyperglycemia (assess glucose)
What do you need to watch with high ceiling loop diuretics
Potassium! (3.5-5.0)
What is furosemide contraindicated with?
Digoxin, Lithium, and NSAIDS.
can lead to digoxin toxicity, Lithium - can lead to lithium
toxicity, and NSAIDs - increases risk of acute kidney injury
What is orthostatic hypotension?
When a person's blood pressure falls when moving from a seated or lying position to a standing
position.
Where do high ceiling loop diuretics work in?
Loop of Henle
Thiazide diuretics are similar to high ceiling loop diuretics but not as strong!
end in "thiazide"
i.e: chlorothiazide, methyclothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide.
Memory trick for high ceiling loop diuretics
Loop = Lose everything (water+electrolytes)
Solutions
ALL MEDICATIONS THAT AFFECT BLOOD PRESSURE CAN CAUSE...
ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION
Medications affecting urinary output control...
blood pressure
What do medications that affect urinary output get rid of?
excess fluid in heart failure, kidney disease, liver disease
What does medication that affects urinary output prevent?
Kidney failure
How to remember high-ceiling loop diuretics?
"-ide" (except ethacrynic acid)
i.e, Bumetanide, Torsemide
Prototype drug of high ceiling loop diuretic
Furosemide
When do you hold furosemide?
If the BP is too low
What are complications of furosemide?
, dehydration, hypotension, ototoxicity (tinnitus), hypokalemia (monitor
potassium levels), hyperglycemia (assess glucose)
What do you need to watch with high ceiling loop diuretics
Potassium! (3.5-5.0)
What is furosemide contraindicated with?
Digoxin, Lithium, and NSAIDS.
can lead to digoxin toxicity, Lithium - can lead to lithium
toxicity, and NSAIDs - increases risk of acute kidney injury
What is orthostatic hypotension?
When a person's blood pressure falls when moving from a seated or lying position to a standing
position.
Where do high ceiling loop diuretics work in?
Loop of Henle
Thiazide diuretics are similar to high ceiling loop diuretics but not as strong!
end in "thiazide"
i.e: chlorothiazide, methyclothiazide, hydrochlorothiazide.
Memory trick for high ceiling loop diuretics
Loop = Lose everything (water+electrolytes)
