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(HydroDIURIL), a thiazide, is the most frequently prescribed diuretic to control mild hypertension. Thiazides are not used in pa ...
Angiotensin antagonists Drugs in this group inhibit angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) which, in turn, inhibits the formation o ...
excretion. When aldosterone is blocked, sodium is excreted along with water and potassium is retained. These drugs cause little ...
Most sodium and water reabsorption occurs throughout the renal tubular seg- ments. Diuretics affect one or more of these segment ...
Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors include acetazolamide (Diamox), dichlor- phenamide (Darnide, Oratrol ...
(^362) CHAPTER 19 Cardiac Circulatory Medications and magnesium are lost. Loop or high-ceiling diuretics have little effect on b ...
CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS The carbonic anhydrase inhibitors block the action of the enzyme carbonic anhy- drase which is nee ...
Caution should be used with patients who have poor kidney function. Urine output should be at least 600 mL per day. Patients sho ...
Antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole (Persantine), and sulfinpyra- zone (Anturane) are prescribed for the prevention ...
Thrombolytics When a blood clot is mobilized, it is called a thrombus or embolus. It moves through blood vessels eventually caus ...
lipoproteins (see Table 19-5) and are transported in the body. These lipoproteins are classified as: Chylomicrons Very low-dens ...
and triglycerides and contribute to atherosclerotic plaque in the blood vessels (“bad” lipoproteins). When cholesterol, triglyce ...
(pain and weakness of limbs when walking and symptoms are absent at rest), and possible leg ulcers. The primary cause is hyperli ...
Diuretics lower blood pressure and decrease peripheral and pulmonary edema in congestive heart failure. In renal or liver disord ...
Thiazides are not used with patients who have renal insufficiency. (a) True (b) False Many diuretics cause a loss of (a) potass ...
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20 CHAPTER 373 Skin Disorders The least appreciated organ in your body is your skin. Yet your skin is your first line of defense ...
Epidermal cells migrate from the basal layer to the surface of the skin where cells die. Their cytoplasm is converted to keratin ...
Inflammation of the pilosebaceous glands form papules, nodules, and cysts on the face, neck, shoulders, and back as a result of ...
hands, knees, and soles of the feet. This is caused by an accelerated growth of epidermal cells—more than five times its normal ...
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