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POTASSIUM-SPARING
POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETICS
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| potassium sparing diuretics | amiloride (midamor)<br>triameterene (dyrenium |
| major action | acts on distal tubule independently of aldosterone |
| causes | potassium retention |
| contraindications | renal disease azotemia<br>severe hepatic disease hyperkalemia |
| SE | DROWSINESS<BR>LETHARGY<BR>HEADACHE<BR>MONITOR FOR HYPERKALEMIA IF GIVEN WITH ACE INHIBITOR OR ANGIOTENSIN RECEPTOR BLOCKER<BR>DIARRHEA AND OTHER GI SYMPTOMS ADMINISTER MEDICATION AFTER MEALS |