Aldactone (spironolactone) vs. Lasix (furosemide)
Title: Aldactone (spironolactone) vs. Lasix (furosemide)Category: MedicationsCreated: 5/20/2019 12:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 5/20/2019 12:00:00 AM (Source: MedicineNet Heart General)
Source: MedicineNet Heart General - May 20, 2019 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
What Causes Hyperkalemia?
Discussion
Potassium (K+) is an alkali metal (Group 1 of periodic table with Hydrogen, Lithium and Sodium) with an anatomic number of 19. Its chemical symbol K, comes from the medieval Latin, kalium which means potash (mainly potassium carbonate or potassium hydroxide), the substance it was first isolated from.
Potassium is an important cation and it mainly resides in the intracellular fluid with only a small amount in the extracellular fluid. Potassium regulates cell volume, pH and enzyme functions. Hyperkalemia is defined as a potassium level > 5.5 mEq/L in children and > 6.0 mEq/L in newborns.
Hyperkalemia inc...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - September 24, 2018 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
SCA Pharmaceuticals LLC. Issues Voluntary Nationwide Recall of Furosemide 100 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride due to Presence of Precipitate
, SCA Pharmaceuticals LLC ( “SCA Pharma”) is voluntarily recalling 7 lots of the injectable product Furosemide 100 mg in 0.9% Sodium Chloride 100 mg bag to the consumer level. This product is being recalled for visible particulate matter believed to be furosemide precipitate. (Source: Food and Drug Administration)
Source: Food and Drug Administration - September 7, 2018 Category: Food Science Source Type: news
Subcutaneous Furosemide May Be Useful for Home Management of Refractory Heart Failure Subcutaneous Furosemide May Be Useful for Home Management of Refractory Heart Failure
Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 13, 2018 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medscape Today News Source Type: news
RenalGuard Scores High at ESC-HF with Feasibility Results
A feasibility study could help put RenalGuard on the path to commercialization in the U.S. for its diuretic therapy. The Milford, MA-based company presented the results of the RenalGuard-Guided Diuretic Therapy, during a late-breaking presentation at the European Society of Cardiology Heart Failure conference in Vienna.
The company’s technology is comprised of a Console and a RenalGuard Single Use Set for infusion and urine collection. The Single Use Set contains a urine collection set which connects to a patient's Foley catheter and an infusion set which connects to a standard IV catheter. The console measures the volum...
Source: MDDI - May 29, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Cardiovascular IV Products Source Type: news
RenalGuard touts ADHF treatment feasibility study data
RenalGuard Solutions late last week released results from a feasibility study of its RenalGuard-guided diuretic therapy intended to improve fluid management in patients with acute decompensated heart failure and alleviate related symptoms.
Results from the study were presented at the European Society of Cardiology’s Heart Failure 2018 conference in Vienna, the Milford, Mass.-based company said.
The company said its RenalGuard-guided diuretic therapy is intended to allow for the use of an increased dose of diuretics without increasing the risk of diuretic resistant to allow for the safe and effective removal of excess...
Source: Mass Device - May 29, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Fink Densford Tags: Cardiovascular Clinical Trials RenalGuard Solutions Source Type: news
Study: New Furosemide Formulation Simplifies Administration for HF (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Finally, a viable way to self-administer the loop diuretic? (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - December 11, 2017 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Novel Subcutaneous Furosemide May Be Option in Heart Failure
Urine output similar with furosemide administered subcutaneously versus intravenously (Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge)
Source: Pulmonary Medicine News - Doctors Lounge - December 8, 2017 Category: Respiratory Medicine Tags: Cardiology, Family Medicine, Geriatrics, Internal Medicine, Emergency Medicine, Pharmacy, Pulmonology, Journal, Source Type: news
Furosemide Tablets (New - Discontinuation)
Drug Shortage (Source: FDA Drug Shortages)
Source: FDA Drug Shortages - October 5, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
Avoid Dopamine, Prefer Bolus Diuretic in Preserved-EF Acute HF Avoid Dopamine, Prefer Bolus Diuretic in Preserved-EF Acute HF
That ' s the message from a small trial that hones the scant evidence base on managing acute preserved-EF heart failure. Dopamine had little effect; continuous-IV furosemide may have hurt the kidneys.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - September 22, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Do You Listen to Heart Sounds? This May be Another Reason Why You Should.
I’m not sure about you, but when I went to school to become a paramedic (and a nurse for that matter), one thing I never really understood was heart sounds, or heart tones, depending on who taught you. My attempt at learning resorted to scouring textbooks, journals, online editorials, watching clips on YouTube and listening… lots of listening to sound bites from CDs. You know the ones, they come free when you buy a new stethoscope.
Instead of turning to digital media, I should’ve been listening to the hearts of my patients. Hindsight is 20/20, especially in this case. All my self-guided education yielded few results,...
Source: JEMS Patient Care - September 12, 2017 Category: Emergency Medicine Authors: Bruce Hoffman, MSN,BSN-RN, NR-P, CFRN Tags: Patient Care Cardiac & Resuscitation Source Type: news
Acute HF in the ED: Door-to-Furosemide Time Matters Acute HF in the ED: Door-to-Furosemide Time Matters
Furosemide administration within 1 hour of emergency-department arrival improves outcomes, although experts caution that optimal acute heart failure care"remains a far more complicated process."Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 7, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Low-Dose Furosemide Didn't Prevent Worsening AKI
(MedPage Today) -- Loop diuretic tied to higher rates of electrolyte abnormalities in ICU (Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage)
Source: MedPage Today Meeting Coverage - April 23, 2017 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Magnesium Wasting Despite Diuretic Choice in Cervical CA Tx
Significant magnesium wasting regardless of whether furosemide or mannitol used before cisplatin (Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology)
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Oncology - March 21, 2017 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gynecology, Nephrology, Oncology, Pathology, Pharmacy, Journal, Source Type: news
Lasix (Furosemide) - updated on RxList
(Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs)
Source: RxList - New and Updated Drug Monographs - March 14, 2017 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Source Type: news
