- Thiazides are not used with patients who have renal insufficiency.
(a) True
(b) False - Many diuretics cause a loss of
(a) potassium.
(b) magnesium.
(c) bicarbonate.
(d) all of the above. - Loop diuretics increase renal blood flow before diuresis.
(a) True
(b) False - Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors
(a) decrease intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma.
(b) decrease intraocular pressure in patients with narrow-angle glaucoma.
(c) decrease intraocular pressure in patients with acute glaucoma.
(d) increase intraocular pressure in patients with open-angle glaucoma. - Potassium-sparing diuretics act primarily in the collecting distal duct
renal tubules to promote sodium and water excretion and potassium
retention.
(a) True
(b) False - Osmotic diuretics increase the concentration of the plasma and fluid in
the renal tubules.
(a) True
(b) False
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