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NMSUpharmacology
diuertics
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| High-ceiling (loop) diuretic | FUROSEMIDE (powerful drug used for massive mobilization for (1) pulmonary edema with congestive heart failure; (2) edema of hepatic, cardiac, or renal origin; and (3) hypertension that cannot be controlled with other diuretics. |
| Thiazides | HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE (therapeutic uses: essential hypertension, edema with mild to moderate heart failure, edema associated with hepatic or renal disease) |
| Potassium Sparing-diuretics | Spironolactone (blocks the actions of aldosterone in the distal nephron) (used for edema and hypertension in conjunction with thiazides or loop diuretics to counteract the potassium-wasting effects of the more powerful diuretics) |