NU150 EXAM 1 GALEN | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE | WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.

NU150 EXAM 1 GALEN | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.




Drugs that increase water excretion are called? - (answer)Diuretics



Common uses for diuretics? - (answer)Hypertension



Edema



Heart failure



What diuretics works in the loop of the henle in the glomerulus & causes Na+, Water, & K+ to leave the
urine? - (answer)Loop diuretics



What diuretic works in the distal loop of the nephron & causes Na+, water, & K+ to leave the urine? -
(answer)Thiazides



What type of diuretic works in the distal loop of the nephron & causes Na+ & water to leave the urine,
but K+ stays? - (answer)Potassium-sparing diuretic



What kind of diuretic is furosemide? - (answer)Loop diuretic (potassium wasting)



What kind of diuretic is hydrochlorothiazide? - (answer)thiazide diuretic



What kind of diuretic is spironolactone? - (answer)potassium sparing diuretic



What are the adverse drug reactions of diuretics? - (answer)Men develop breast



Dizziness

, NU150 EXAM 1 GALEN | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026 UPDATE |
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.




Hyper/Hypo Kalemia



Which diuretics cause hypokalemia? - (answer)thiazide diuretics and loop diuretics



Which diuretics cause hyperkalemia? - (answer)potassium sparing diuretics



What is hydrochlorothiazide related to? - (answer)Thiazide related



Potassium wasting



Hypokalemia



What is associated with spironolactone? - (answer)Hyperkalemia



Aldosterone antagonist



Potassium sparing



What is associated with furosemide? - (answer)Potassium wasting



Loop diuretic



Hypokalemia



What are contradictions for diuretics? - (answer)Sulfa allergies