The text outlines critical considerations for nursing care associated with diuretic drugs, emphasizing the need to monitor patients for hyperkalemia, especially when using potassium-sparing diuretics.
• Hypertension
• Edematous states
• Idiopathic hypercalciuria
• Diabetes insipidus
• HF caused by diastolic dysfunction
• Adjunct drugs in treatment of edema related to HF, hepatic cirrhosis, or corticosteroid or estrogen therapy
Inhibit tubular resorption of sodium, chloride, and potassium ions
• Treatment of patients in the early, oliguric phase of acute renal failure (ARF)
• To promote excretion of toxic substances
• To reduce intracranial pressure
• Treatment of cerebral edema
Non-absorbable, producing an osmotic effect and pull water into the renal tubules from the surrounding tissues.
Mannitol
Loop diuretics
Interactions:
• Neurotoxic
• Nephrotoxic
• Increase serum levels of uric acid, glucose, alanine aminotransferase, and aspartate aminotransferase.
• Edema associated with HF or hepatic or renal disease
• To control hypertension
• To increase renal excretion of calcium in patients with
• Hypercalcemia
• In cases of HF resulting from diastolic dysfunction
Act directly on the ascending limb of the loop of Henle to inhibit chloride and sodium resorption. Increase renal prostaglandins, resulting in the dilation of blood vessels and reduced peripheral vascular resistance.
Interactions:
• Because CAIs can cause hypokalemia, an increase in digoxin toxicity may occur when they are combined with digoxin.
• Use with corticosteroids may also cause hypokalemia.
• Increased effects of amphetamines, carbamazepine, cyclosporine, phenytoin, and quinidine with concurrent use of CAIs
Adverse effects:
Acidosis
Hypokalemia
Drowsiness
Anorexia
Paresthesias
Hematuria
Urticaria
Photosensitivity
Melena (blood in the stool)
Contraindicative:
Known drug allergy
Hyponatremia
Hypokalemia
Severe renal or hepatic dysfunction
Adrenal gland insufficiency
Cirrhosis
• Long term management of open angle glaucoma,
• Edema,
• High-altitude sickness,
• Used with miotics to lower intra-ocular pressure before ocular surgery.
CAIs block the action of carbonic anhydrase, thus preventing the exchange of H+ ions with sodium and water.