FUROSEMIDE
WHAT IS FUROSEMIDE'S TRADE NAME ?
Furosemide’s trade name is Lasix
WHAT IS WARFARIN'S TRADE NAME
Warfarin’s trade name is Coumadin
WHAT IS FUROSEMIDE'S CLASS ?
Furosemide is classified as a loop diuretic
WHAT IS WARFARIN'S CLASSS?
It is classified as an anticoagulant
HOW IS FUROSEMIDE ADMINISTRATED?
You can give Furosemide in tablets, capsules, or intravenously.
HOW IS WARFARIN ADMINISTERED?
ORALLY
WHAT IS THE LATEST TIME YOU CAN GIVE FUROSEMIDE?
LAST DOSE AT 3 PM
TO AVOID NOCTURIA AND SLEEP LOSS!
WHAT 2 THINGS DO YOU MAINLY MONITOR WITH WARFARIN?
Measure baseline vital signs and prothrombin time (PT), reported as an international normalized ratio (INR).
WHAT IS FUROSEMIDE USED TO TREAT?
Pulmonary edema in heart failure, edema resulting from renal, hepatic, or cardiac failure that is not responsive to other diuretics, and hypertension that is not responsive to other diuretics.
WHAT DOES WARFARIN DO?
Vitamin k inhibitors block activation of vitamin K, this decreases production of vitamin K dependent clotting factors.