Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors

Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Nursing Implications & Drug Study

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CARBONIC ANHYDRASE INHIBITORS (CAI) Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors Nursing Considerations, Implications & Drug Study GENERAL DESCRIPTION Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors are prototype of modern diuretics and discovered when fond bacteriostatic sulphonamide cause an alkaline diuresis.The prototypical carbonic anhydrase is Acetazolamide. CAI are rarely used diuretics now a days but they still have several other specific applications. It inhibits … Read more

Diuretics: Nursing Implications & Drug Study

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Diuretics Nursing Care and Drug Study Diuretics Diuretic is an agent that increases urine volume, while a ‘natriuretic’ causes increase in renal sodium excretion. It is a golden rule, water leads to follow sodium, where sodium goes water follows it, therefore natriuretic are usually called diuretics. Diuretics decreases blood pressure broadly by two actions : by … Read more