Furosemide-Induced Severe Hypokalemia With RhabdomyolysisFurosemide-Induced Severe Hypokalemia With Rhabdomyolysis
Find out about a very different kind of drug abuse with life threatening consequences. BMC Women's Health (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 4, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ob/Gyn & Women ' s Health Journal Article Source Type: news
Case report: hearing loss after snorting oxymorphone
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Oxymorphone Insufflation Associated with Acute Sensorineural Hearing Loss: Case Files of the University of Massachusetts Medical Toxicology Fellowship. Boyle KL, Rosenbaum CD. J Med Toxicol 2013 Jun:9:179-183.
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This case report describes a 37-year-old man who experienced transient partial hearing loss after snorting crushed Opana® (oxymorphone). The case itself isn’t much, but it provides the opportunity for the authors to present a good discussion of drug-induced ototoxicity.
Although opiate-associated hearing loss (OAHL) is well described, the authors state that this is th...
Source: The Poison Review - June 18, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical narcotics opana opiates ototoxicity sensorineural hearing loss Source Type: news
Type of Infusion Not an Issue in Acute HF (CME/CE)
LISBON (MedPage Today) -- In acute decompensated heart failure, there is no clear advantage for using either a continuous infusion or intermittent boluses of intravenous furosemide over the first 24 hours, a trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - May 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dopamine with Diuretic No Help in Acute HF (CME/CE)
LISBON (MedPage Today) -- High-dose and low-dose furosemide are equally effective at increasing urinary output and relieving dyspnea in patients with acute decompensated heart failure, and adding dopamine made no difference, a randomized trial showed. (Source: MedPage Today State Required CME)
Source: MedPage Today State Required CME - May 29, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Digoxin toxicity: check the magnesium level!
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Digoxin Toxicity with Normal Digoxin and Serum Potassium Levels: Beware of Magnesium, the Hidden Malefactor. Rao MPR et al. J Emerg Med 2013 May 16 [Epub ahead of print]
Abstract
This case report from Oman describes at 66-year-old woman (inexplicably described as “elderly”) who presented to hospital with one day of nausea, vomiting, abdominal distress, and palpitations. Her medications included furosemide, spironolactone, digoxin, carvedilol, lisinopril, metformin, and calcium. Initial EKGs showed evidence of junctional tachycardia and digoxin effect.
The treating physicians initially consider...
Source: The Poison Review - May 23, 2013 Category: Toxicology Authors: Leon Tags: Medical digitalis digoxin toxicity hypomagnesemia magnesium potassium Source Type: news
Comparison Of 3 Water Pills For Heart Failure Finds The Most Effective May Be The Least Prescribed
Loop diuretics, more commonly known as water pills, are the most widely prescribed heart failure medications, but few studies had extensively compared their effectiveness until Yale School of Medicine researchers examined three approved loop diuretics and found that even though one of them might offer more benefit, it is rarely prescribed. Published in the early edition of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, the research compared the potential benefits of using one of three loop diuretics: toresemide, furosemide, and bumetanide... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Heart Disease Source Type: news
NCLEX Sample Questions: Furosemide and Hepatitis A
Question 1. The nurse is planning to administer furosemide (Lasix) 40 mg IV directly. The nurse uses which of the following techniques in administering this medication? (Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles)
Source: NurseZone.com Student Nurse Featured Articles - January 10, 2013 Category: Nursing Source Type: news
Elderly female with CHF complains of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting, dizziness, and confusion for 5 days. What is the cause?
Author: V. Dimov, M.D.Reviewer: S. Randhawa, M.D.A 96-year-old African American female (AAF) was admitted from a nursing home with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting (N/V), dizziness, confusion and double vision for 5 days. She was discharged from the hospital just 4 days ago. Digoxin was started during that previous hospitalization for control of tachycardia in atrial fibrillation. One day prior to discharge, digoxin level was 1.8 mg/mL and digoxin dose was decreased to 125 mcg PO Q 48 hr.Past medical history (PMH)Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, stroke, congestive heart failure.M...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - August 2, 2009 Category: General Medicine Tags: Cardiology Intensive Care Toxicology Source Type: news
