What is ferosumide for?

Question

What is furosemide for? Are these two deifferent drugs?

Answer 1

Water retention...I'll let the experts answer it better in the link below.

Answer 2

Diuretic Furosemide

Answer 3

Because furosemide leads to water loss via increased urine production it is classified as a “diuretic.” This makes it a useful medication in conditions where the removal of excessive fluids would be beneficial. Such conditions include:

* Congestive Heart Failure
By definition, congestive heart failure involves fluid congestion or accumulation somewhere where there should not be excess fluids. This is usually in the belly or chest cavity or actually within the lung tissue (“pulmonary edema”). Furosemide causes an increase in urine production thus shifting the equilibrium away from the accumulation of fluid in tissue. Injectable furosemide is needed during acute heart failure crisis but oral is generally adequate for continued management after stabilization.
* Edema
Furosemide can also be used to remove fluid from body cavities or peripheral tissues even when the cause is not heart failure. Swellings due to fluid accumulation can be reduced through using this medication.
* False Pregnancy
False pregnancy can be quite a nuisance for a female dog. The excess mammary tissue can be reduced in some cases with the administration of furosemide. Usually in this condition, simply waiting for the hormones to normalize is adequate but furosemide administration would represent a conservative treatment course.

Another important reason to stimulate urine production could be acute kidney failure where the kidney is trying to shut down urine production permanently and fatally. Obviously this is a dire emergency and frequently a combination of diuretics is needed for treatment.

Furosemide can be used to reduce excessive blood calcium levels which are inherently dangerous to the kidneys. Calcium is one of the minerals furosemide encourages the body to lose. Often prednisone is used with furosemide for this use as it too encourages calcium excretion.

Furosemide can also be helpful in reducing dangerously high potassium blood levels and has been used in the horse to treat excercise induced pulmonary hemorrhage (nose bleeds).

SIDE EFFECTS

Inherent to all diuretics, including furosemide, are the following side effects:

* Increased thirst

* Increased urination

Furosemide is associated with an increase in blood sugar levels. This is not a problem for most patients but a different diuretic may be a better choice for a diabetic patient.

Hearing loss has been reported, especially in cats, when large amounts of injectable lasix have been used in a crisis.

Urination is usually seen within 30 minutes
of the administration of an oral dose of furosemide.
The drug peaks in strength after 1-2 hours after it is given orally.

Answer 4

Furosemide is used to treat oedema (water retention) due to heart failure.

If the heart becomes less efficient at pumping blood around the body, fluid leaks out of the blood vessels causing swelling in the tissues of the lungs, feet or ankles. Furosemide prevents the build up of fluid by increasing the amount of urine produced by the kidneys.

Furosemide can also be used to treat a condition called oliguria. Oliguria is when the body only produces small amounts of urine, often caused by kidney problems.

Furosemide is sometimes used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure).

Furosemide is available in tablet, oral liquid and injection form.

Furosemide is also sometimes known as Frusemide. It is also sometimes known as: Froop; Frusid; Frusol; Lasix.

Answer 5

Furosemide is a water tablet. Its used in people with water retention to help them get rid of the water. Its often given to people with high blood pressure too. It can also be spelt frusemide.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

It's diuretic

water pill

may be used for hypertension or other condition, where you wnat to decrease blood volume or to rid off of fluid.

also - in specail problems with calcium

Answer 8

Water tablet, very effective !!

Answer 9

if someone has difficulty getting rid of their waste (wee) then it is used, it makes you wee alot.

Answer 10

fat legs and arms with water