What is spironolactone and hypokalemia

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QUESTIONS ON DIURETICS

Read the attached article Diuretic for Hypertension (diuretics and hypertension), and answer the following questions:

1. What are the three subclasses of diuretics mentioned in the paper?

2. What is the site of action of thiazides in the nephron?

3. What are some concerns with the use of thiazides?

4. Furosemide interrupts reabsorption of what electrolytes in the distal renal tubules?

5. What is hypokalemia?

6. Can loop diuretics be used to treat hyperkalemia?

7. What is spironolactone?

8. Indicate a mineralocorticoid antagonized by spironolactone, and list some of the physiological effects and site of action of the mineralocorticoid. (You may need to explore this in your textbook.)

9. What is an adverse reaction of spironolactone in men? In women?

10. Why is spironolactone considered a potassium-sparing diuretic?

11. What hormone controls sodium transport channels? Aldosterone.

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