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Diuretic agents Flashcards

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Loop diuretics:

  • Mechanism of action
  • Administration
  • Examples [3]
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Mechanism:

  • Inhibits NKCC2 co-transporter on the ASCENDING loop of Henle
  • Increases delivery of Na+ to distal tubule, promoting natriuresis.

Administration:

  • Oral
  • IV
  • IM

Examples:

  • Furosemide
  • Bumetanide
  • Torasemide
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Indications for Loop diuretics- like furosemide

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  • Acute pulmonary oedema
  • Chronic heart failure
  • Liver cirrhosis
  • Resistant hypertension
  • Nephrotic syndrome
  • Acute renal failure
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Unwanted effects of loop diuretics

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Dehydration

Hypokalemia
- potentiates the effects of cardiac glycosides.

Deafness- when used with aminoglycoside antibiotics

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Osmotic diuretics:

  • Mechanism of action
  • Example
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Mechanism:

  • Acts on the proximal tubule and the descending loop of Henle.
  • Inhibits the reabsorption of water and Na+

Example:
- Mannitol

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Indications for osmotic diuretics [4]

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Cerebral oedema

Reduces intracranial pressure in glaucoma

Elimination of toxins via osmotic diarrhea

Acute renal failure

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Unwanted effects of osmotic diuretics

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Increases plasma volume by exerting osmotic pressure

- Cannot be used for hypertension

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Kaliuretics

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Diuretics that promote K+ excretion.

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Natriuretics

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Diuretics that promote Na+ excretion.

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Aquaretics

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Diuretics that promote water excretion without Na+ excretion.

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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors:

  • Mechanism of action
  • Example
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Mechanism:

  • Acts on proximal tubule
  • Blocks H2CO3 formation, prevents Na+ and HCO3- reabsorption.
  • Prevents Na+ being exchanged for H+, formed from carbonic acid.

Example:
Acetazolamide [Diamox]

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Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor indications

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Reducing intraoccular pressure in glaucoma

Decrease volume and pressure of CSF in epilepsy.

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Unwanted effects of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors

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Metabolic acidosis

Increased production of renal stone

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Potassium sparing diuretics:

  • Mechanism of action
  • Examples [4]
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Mechanism:

  • Acts on distal tubule
  • Competitively antagonises aldosterone.
  • This inhibits the increased production of Na+ channels, reducing Na+ reabsorption.
  • Affects protein synthesis—-> takes days to work.

Examples:

  • Spironolactone
  • Eplerenone
  • Triamterene
  • Amiloride
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Indications of K+ sparing diuretics

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Heart failure

Oedema

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Unwanted effects of K+ sparing diuretics

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Hyperkalemia- does not increase secretion of K+

Metabolic acidosis

GI upsets

Gynaecomastia
Menstrual
Testicular atrophy

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Amiloride and triamterene

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Potassium sparing diuretics

Physically blocks apical Na+ channels instead of antagonising aldosterone like other K+ sparing drugs.

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Combining diuretic agents

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Used to:
Increases diuretic effects

Avoid hypokalemia

  • Loop/thiazide combined with K+ sparing
  • Loop/thiazide given with K+ solution.
  • Use diuretics containing K+
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Thiazide diuretics:

  • Mechanism of action
  • Examples [2]
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Mechanism:

  • Acts on distal tubule
  • Inhibits Na+/Cl- co-transporter
  • Blocks Na+ absorption on apical membrane= natriuresis

Examples:

  • Bendroflumethiazide
  • Hydrochlorothiazide
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Indications for thiazide diuretics

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Hypertension

Oedema

Mild heart failure

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Unwanted effects of thiazide diuretics [6]

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Hypokalemia

Metabolic alkalosis:

  • More stress placed on Na+/H+ exchanger to absorb Na+
  • Promotes H+ loss

Increase in Uric acid= gout

Hyperglycaemia due to increased Ca2+ absorption

Hypercholesterolemia

Male impotence

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Thiazie-like diuretics

  • Mechanism
  • Examples [4]
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Like thiazide diuretics but with a different molecular structure.
- Inhibits Na+/Cl- co-transporter

Examples:

  • Indapamide
  • Benzthiazide
  • Metolazone
  • Xipamide
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Xanthines

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Chemical found in caffeine, theobromine, used as bronchodilator.

Acts as a weak diuretic- possible due to dilation of afferent arteriole.

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ADH antagonists

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Potential diuretics
- Prevents ADH making collecting duct impermeable to water, increasing aquaresis

Examples: 
Lithium
Demeclocycline
Amphotericin B
Tolvaptan

These examples are either toxic or not that effective

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Effectiveness of diuretics

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Loop diuretics are the most effective:

Loop> Thiazide > Potassium sparing

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Lasilactone
Furosemide + spironolactone
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Co-amilofruse
Furosemide + amiloride
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Co-flumactone
Hydroflumethiazide + spironolactone
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Co-amilozide
Hydrocholrothiazide + amiloride
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