Question

True or False Circle T for true or F for false after reading each of the following statements. 1. T F Administering thiazide and loop diuretics along with corticosteroids may lead to an increased potassium loss. 2. T F The action of loop diuretics is more rapid and effective than thiazide diuretics with greater diuresis. 3. T F Potassium-sparing diuretics counteract the increased glucose and uric acid levels associated ve thiazide diuretic therapy. 4. T F Patients being treated with furosemide should be taught to spend time in the sun to improve therapeutic effect. 5. T F The diuretic of choice for patients with cirrhosis of the liver is spironolactone; however, it se still be used with caution. 6. T F Hyperkalemia may be a side effect of potassium-sparing diuretics such as Dyrenium. 7 T F Patients receiving potassium-sparing diuretics should be instructed to avoid potassium-nich and salt substitutes. Osmotic agents such as mano are administered by the mouth or intravenously. Probenecid, a uricosuric agent used for chronic gout, is also given with cefoxitin to treat pelvic inflammatory disease because it potentiates the thera aces the therapeutic effect of antibiotics. 10. T F Severe hypersensitivity reactions with the medicati medication allopurinol are rare but increase in with renal impairment who receive a combination of allo won of allopurinol and thiazide diuretics. A patient taking allopurinol should be encouraged to drink sed to drink alcohol daily in order to pole the decrease in the amount of uric acid produced, release formulations such as Ditropan XL may cause fewer anticholinergica effects than other antispasmodics. in to treat acut ase in putin 11. T F A patient taking allo der to potentia 12. T F Extended-release formulati inergic adverse

Answer 1

1. True - thiazide diuretics reduces total body blood volume. This activates the renin–angiotensin system, stimulates the secretion of aldosterone, thus activating Na+/K+-ATPase, increasing excretion of potassium in urine.

2. True - loop diuretic have a greater diuresis effect than thiazides because they act early in the loop of henle and block sodium chloride reabsorption .

3. True - potassium sparing diuretica counteract the increased glucose and uric acid levels associated with thiazide diuretic therapy .

4. False - there is no relation between lasix and sun light on therapeutic effect .