Furosemide (Lasix)

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Furosemide (Lasix)

ATI class: Loop diuretic

Action

  • Promotes sodium and water excretion in the loop of Henle.

Therapeutic use

  • Edema
  • Heart failure fluid overload
  • Hypertension adjunct

Nursing assessment

  • Monitor blood pressure, daily weight, intake/output, potassium, sodium, creatinine, and hearing changes.

Administration

  • PO
  • IV
  • IM

Side effects

  • Increased urination
  • Dizziness
  • Orthostatic hypotension

Adverse effects

  • Hypokalemia
  • Dehydration
  • Hypotension
  • Ototoxicity
  • Kidney injury

Interactions

  • Digoxin
  • Lithium
  • Aminoglycosides
  • Antihypertensives
  • NSAIDs

Contraindications

  • Anuria
  • Severe dehydration or electrolyte depletion until corrected

Precautions

  • Use caution with sulfonamide allergy history, older adults, kidney disease, and digoxin therapy.

Client teaching

  • Change positions slowly.
  • Report muscle cramps, weakness, ringing in ears, dizziness, or low urine output.
  • Take early in the day when ordered.

Medication outcomes

  • Therapeutic response with no priority adverse effects.

Antidote / rescue

  • No specific antidote is seeded; hold/question unsafe doses and manage toxicity per provider, facility, or poison-control guidance.

NCLEX priority cues

  • Low potassium plus digoxin raises dysrhythmia risk.
  • Hearing changes after loop diuretic are not routine.
  • Daily weight is the best fluid trend.

Medication classes

Diuretics

Source attribution

Engage_MedTable_Furosemide.pdf
ati-pdf
Google Drive source topic: Diuretics
google-drive
Sentinel pharmacology API reference
sentinel-api
Manual ATI-format NCLEX normalization
manual-seed

Related study cards

Shows the medication class, ATI cues, source references, and connected study cards for this drug.

12 study links
Med classmedication class
Diuretics

Moves fluid out through the kidneys; the exact electrolyte effect depends on the class.

ATI cueInteraction
Aminoglycosides

ATI medication interaction concept.

ATI cueInteraction
Antihypertensives

ATI medication interaction concept.

ATI cueContraindication
Anuria

ATI medication contraindication concept.

ATI cueClient Teaching
Change positions slowly.

ATI medication client teaching concept.

ATI cueNCLEX Priority Cue
Daily weight is the best fluid trend.

ATI medication nclex priority cue concept.

ATI cueAdverse Effect
Dehydration

ATI medication adverse effect concept.

ATI cueInteraction
Digoxin

ATI medication interaction concept.

ATI cueSide Effect
Dizziness

ATI medication side effect concept.

ATI cueTherapeutic Use
Edema

ATI medication therapeutic use concept.

ATI cueNCLEX Priority Cue
Hearing changes after loop diuretic are not routine.

ATI medication nclex priority cue concept.

ATI cueTherapeutic Use
Heart failure fluid overload

ATI medication therapeutic use concept.