Know Rules of Thumb to Manage Loop Diuretics

February 2020

You'll see cases where you can optimize oral loop diuretics (furosemide, etc) for volume overload or edema in heart failure.

First, ensure that patients are on target doses of meds that improve heart failure outcomes...ACEIs or ARBs, beta-blockers, etc.

Keep in mind, loops only treat SYMPTOMS.

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