A patient has increased intracranial pressure and is ordered to ...

[james]

A patient has increased intracranial pressure and is ordered to receive a diuretic. Which of the following diuretics does not act on receptor sites to produce diuresis?
 
  A) Furosemide (Lasix)
  B) Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)
  C) Spironolactone (Aldactone)
  D) Mannitol (Osmitrol)

Question 2

A patient has been on oral corticosteroids to decrease the symptoms of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. What is the patient at risk for developing?
 
  A) Osteoporosis
  B) Osteoarthritis
  C) Oat cell carcinoma
  D) Pulmonary fibrosis

[akudia]

Answer to Question 1

D
Feedback:
Mannitol (Osmitrol) is an osmotic diuretic that increases the osmolarity of plasma and pulls water out of the tissues into the bloodstream. It does not act on receptor sites. Furosemide (Lasix) is a loop diuretic that inhibits the reabsorption of sodium and chloride in the loop of Henle. Hydrochlorothiazide is associated with drug interference with absorption of sodium ions across the distal renal tubule. Spironolactone acts by competing with aldosterone for cellular receptor sites.

Answer to Question 2

A

[james]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[adf223]

Excellent