NAME Generic name: Furosemide Brand Name: Lasix Dosa e and Ro!

"e: Tablets-20, 40, 80 mg Oral solution-10 mg/mL 40 mg/5 mL Inje tion!10 mg/mL

CLASSIFICATIO N Loo" #iureti s

MECHANISM OF ACTION In$ibits sodium and $loride reabsor"tion at t$e "roximal and distal tubules and t$e as ending loo" o% &enle'

INDICATION/ CONTRAINDICATION I(#I)*TIO( Treatment o% edema asso iated +it$ )&F, irr$osis o% li,er, and -idne. disease, in luding ne"$roti s.ndrome' /a. be used %or management o% $."ertension, alone or in ombination +it$ ot$er anti$."ertensi,e agents, and %or treatment o% $."er al emia' &as been used on omitantl. +it$ mannitol %or treatment o% se,ere erebral edema, "arti ularl. in meningitis' )O(T0*I(#I)*TIO( &istor. o% $."ersensiti,it. to %urosemide or sul%onamides1 in reasing oliguria, anuria, %luid and ele trol.te de"letion states1 $e"ati oma1 "regnan . 2 ategor. )3, la tation'

SIDE-EFFECTS Fluid and ele trol.te imbalan e' 0as$es, "$otosensiti,it ., nausea, diarr$ea, blurred ,ision, di44iness, $eada $e, $."otension' 5one marro+ de"ression 2rare3, $e"ati d.s%un tion' &."ergl. emia , gl. osuria, ototoxi it.' 6otentiall. Fatal7 0arel., sudden deat$ and ardia arrest' &."o-alaemia and magnesium de"letion an ause ardia arr$.t$mias'

NURSING CONSIDERATIONS Obser,e "atients re ei,ing "arenteral drug are%ull.1 losel. monitor 56 and ,ital signs /onitor 56 during "eriods o% diuresis and t$roug$ "eriod o% dosage adjustment 'Obser,e older adults losel. during "eriod o% bris- diuresis' 8udden alteration in %luid and ele trol.te balan e ma. "re i"itate signi%i ant ad,erse rea tions' 0e"ort s.m"toms to "$.si ian' /onitor %or 898 o% $."o-alemia ' /onitor I9O ratio and "attern' 0e"ort de rease or unusual in rease in out"ut' :x essi,e diuresis an result in de$.dration and $."o,olemia, ir ulator. olla"se, and $."otension' ;eig$ "atient dail. under standard onditions'

NAME Generic name: 6otassium )$loride Brand Name: <alium #urules

CLASSIFICATIO N :le trol.tes and 0e"la ement 8olutions

MECHANISM OF ACTION 6rin i"al intra ellular ation1 essential %or maintenan e o% intra ellular isotoni it.,

INDICATION/ CONTRAINDICATION I(#I)*TIO( To "re,ent and treat "otassium de%i it se ondar. to diureti or orti osteroid t$era".' *lso indi ated +$en "otassium is de"leted b. se,ere ,omiting, diarr$ea1 intestinal

SIDE-EFFECTS GI:(ausea, ,omiting, diarr$ea, abdominal distension' Bod#$%o&e:6 ain, mental on%usion,

NURSING CONSIDERATIONS /onitor I9O ratio and "attern in "atients re ei,ing t$e "arenteral drug' I% oliguria o urs, sto" in%usion "rom"tl. and noti%. "$.si ian' Lab test7 Fre=uent