Name Indication Side Effect Adverse Effect Mechanism of Nursing

Action consideration
Brand Name: Patients for the  nausea or furosemide seems to Furosemide, Assess fluid
Lasix treatment of edema vomiting. cause slightly like other status. Monitor
associated with fewer hypokalemias (i loop diuretics, daily weight,
Generic Name: congestive heart  diarrhea. n average 5% of the intake and
acts by
Furosemide failure, cirrhosis of  constipati treated subjects). output ratios,
the liver, and renal However, electrolyte inhibiting the amount and
on. luminal Na-K-
Classification: disease, including imbalances (also location of
Loop diuretics the nephrotic  stomach hyponatremia, Cl edema, lung
syndrome. LASIX i cramping. hypomagnesemia, cotransporter sounds, skin
Route: s particularly useful feeling hypochloremic in the thick turgor, and
IV when an agent with alkalosis) are dose ascending limb mucous
like you or the
greater diuretic related. Hypokalemia of the loop of membranes.
room is and hypomagnesemia Notify health
potential is desired. Henle, by
spinning increase the risk of care
(vertigo) dangerous binding to the professional if
arrhythmias! chloride thirst, dry
 dizziness.
Hypotensive reactions transport mouth, lethargy,
 headache and syncopes occur. channel, thus weakness,
. causing hypotension, or
 blurred Gastrointestinal sodium, oliguria occurs.
vision. ailments (e.g. chloride, and Monitor BP and
nausea/vomiting), pulse before
potassium loss and during
impaired glucose
Analysis: tolerance, in urine. administration
a daily dose hyperuricemia, skin
of furosemide,, rashes and other
minimizes the allergic reactions,
interdialytic pancreatitis,
weight gain, may thrombocytopenia,
result in better agranulocytosis are
blood pressure not as frequent. High
(BP) control and
may lower the
risk of heart furosemide doses also
failure. have a (mostly
Furthermore, reversible) ototoxic
there may be a effect
favourable impact
on cardiac
remodeling and
cardiac morbidity
and mortality