Diuretics (loop)
- Strongest routine natriuretic diuretics
- Main use: edema/congestion in HF/renal disease
- Furosemide/torsemide/bumetanide
- Hypokalemia, hyponatremia, volume depletion
- Ototoxicity at high/rapid IV exposure
- Little chronic BP advantage if not volume-loaded
- Lithium toxicity risk is clinically important
Class at a glance
- Strongest routine natriuretic diuretics
Practical pearls
- Furosemide/torsemide/bumetanide
Members / distinctions
- Hypokalemia, hyponatremia, volume depletion
- Little chronic BP advantage if not volume-loaded
Safety / monitoring
- Main use: edema/congestion in HF/renal disease
- Ototoxicity at high/rapid IV exposure
- Lithium toxicity risk is clinically important
Self-check
- What are the main clinical uses of Diuretics (loop)?
Edema/congestion in HF/renal disease. - Key risk with Diuretics (loop)?
Lithium toxicity risk is clinically important.
Drugs in this class (4)
Diuretics (loop) prescription history
Animated chart of estimated U.S. prescriptions per year, Diuretics (1953–2026). Loop diuretics highlighted from 1966.
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