Diuretics Flashcards
(17 cards)
Where do carbonic anhydrase inhibitors work?
PCT
DCT
Name a carbonic anhydrase inhinitor
acetazolamide
Use of carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
glaucoma
where do loop diuretics work?
take a fucking guess
loop of henle
what part of the loop of henle do loop diuretics work on?
thick ascending limb
name a loop diuretic
furosemide
what do we use loop diuretics for?
hypertension, oedema, CHF, renal insufficiency
where do thiazide diuretics work?
DCT
name a thiazide diuretic
hydrochlorothiazide
What are thiazide diuretics used in?
hypertension and oedema and nephrolithiasis
where do potassium sparing diuretics work?
collecting tubules
name a potassium sparing diuretic?
spironolactone
what are potassium sparing diuretics used in?
add on to other diuretics
what diuretic works on the PCT?
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor
What diuretic works on the loop of henle?
loop diuretic (shockingly)
what diuretics work on the DCT?
carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and thiazide diuretics
what diuretics work on the collecting tubule?
potassium sparing diuretics
