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This document summarizes the drug Furosemide, including its classification, indication, contraindications, side effects, nursing responsibilities, and monitoring parameters. Furosemide is a loop diuretic that acts on the kidneys to increase water loss from the body. It is used to treat edema associated with conditions like congestive heart failure and renal disease. Key nursing responsibilities are to monitor vital signs, symptoms, and lab values like blood sugar and potassium levels.

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Fu Rose Mide

This document summarizes the drug Furosemide, including its classification, indication, contraindications, side effects, nursing responsibilities, and monitoring parameters. Furosemide is a loop diuretic that acts on the kidneys to increase water loss from the body. It is used to treat edema associated with conditions like congestive heart failure and renal disease. Key nursing responsibilities are to monitor vital signs, symptoms, and lab values like blood sugar and potassium levels.

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MS-Clinical Form 014

Lyceum of the Philippines University

College of Nursing

DRUG STUDY

Drug Name Classification Indication Contraindication Side Nursing Monitoring


and Mechanism Effects/Adverse Responsibilities Parameters
of Actions Reaction
Brand Name: Furosemide is a Furosemide is Furosemide is • Peeing • Assess • Monitor blood
potent loop indicated for the contraindicated in more than patients’ vital sugar levels.
Generic Name: diuretic that acts treatment of patients with normal signs before • Monitor
Furosemide on the kidneys to edema associated anuria and in • Feeling and after potassium
ultimately increase with congestive patients with a thirsty taking level.
Dosage: water loss from the heart failure, history of • Dry mouth medication. • Monitor for
10mg/ml body. It is an cirrhosis of the hypersensitivity to • Headaches • Assess any
anthranilic acid liver, and renal furosemide. • Feeling patient’s symptoms.
Route: derivative. disease, including confused or history of • Monitor
IV Furosemide is the nephrotic dizzy renal patient for risk
used for edema syndrome, in • Feeling or problems. of
Frequency: q6 secondary to adults and being sick • Advice patient dehydration.
various clinical pediatric patients. (nausea or to limit alcohol
conditions, such vomiting) intake.
as congestive • Assess
heart failure patient for any
exacerbation, liver adverse
failure, renal reaction.
failure, and high
blood pressure.
MS-Clinical Form 014

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