Diuretics Used In Heart Failure Oral Diuretics Recommended for Use in the Treatment of Chronic Heart Failure Drug Initial Daily Dose(s) Maximum Total Daily Dose Duration of action Loop Diuretics Bumetanide Oral: 0
9%; 80 mg/10 mL Usual Adult Dose for: Ascites
Generic Name (S): furosemide Uses Furosemide is used to reduce extra fluid in the body ( edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease
Lasix Description
Edema The usual initial dose of furosemide is 20 mg to 40 mg given as a single dose, injected intramuscularly or intravenously
This swelling is called oedema and can occur in some heart, lung, liver or kidney
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IV and oral: 10 to 20 mg once a day; if diuresis remains inadequate, titrate upward by approximately doubling the dose until desired response is achieved; single doses higher than 200 mg have not been adequately studied
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The CAS Registry Number is 54-31-9
Initial: 40 mg PO q12hr
Furosemide 500 mg (50 mL from TWO ampoules) drawn up in a 50 mL luer lock syringe undiluted
If infusion has been running at 100 mg/hr for 4-6 hours You are treating a child that weighs Child weighs 16 lb 10 oz Physician Assistant order: Lasix 15 mg po bid Information from drug guide: The initial dose of Lasix (furosemide) for infants or children is 2 mg / kg / dose
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IV equivalence: (F) 20 mg = (B) 1 mg = (T) N/A Example Dose Conversion: For a patient receiving furosemide 80 mg IV twice daily, the patient could be converted to any of the following oral loop diuretic doses: furosemide 80 mg, bumetanide 2 mg, or torsemide 40 mg
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BIOLOGY
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Furosemide is used to reduce extra fluid in the body (edema) caused by conditions such as heart failure, liver disease, and kidney disease
The recommended dosage for children under 6 years of age is 10 to 20 mg/kg/day in 2 to 4 divided doses per day, not to exceed 400 mg/day
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