Step I Furosemide - hypercalcemia

[JP2740]

First aid says that loop diuretics cause hypercalcemia. I remember in my classes we learned that loops cause a decrease in the luminal + charge, and therefore you absorb less Ca, aka hypercalciuria (not in the blood). Can someone clarify this?

 

[Kal EI]

First aid says that loop diuretics cause hypercalcemia. I remember in my classes we learned that loops cause a decrease in the luminal + charge, and therefore you absorb less Ca, aka hypercalciuria (not in the blood). Can someone clarify this?

Furosemide treats hypercalcemia by increasing calcium excretion.

 

[Phange]

LOops LOse Calcium

tHIazides HI (raise) Calcium

At least that's how I remember it

 

[JP2740]

lol I knew I got it right. I'm an idiot. It's under "clinical uses". Thanks lol

 

[Kal EI]

lol I knew I got it right. I'm an idiot. It's under "clinical uses". Thanks lol

Actually, you had the thought process down which is the most important thing.

Good luck. Sounds like you're going to do very well.

 

[JP2740]

Thank you 🙂

 

[Pons Asinorum]

Actually, you had the thought process down which is the most important thing.

Good luck. Sounds like you're going to do very well.

This. I was surprised how much of my exam was figuring out stuff you wouldn't or couldn't have memorized and instead had to reason through a little physiology/pathophysiology. Not a huge amount, but it felt good to stretch the logical legs a bit knowing that those are the questions that stratify the scores (and feeling like I was getting them correct; we'll see July 10).

 

[stronghold]

First aid says that loop diuretics cause hypercalcemia.

Are you sure FA says that? I am reading 2013 edition and did not find it!