Course Summary

The thiazide and thiazide-like diuretics are one of the four first-choice drugs for treating primary hypertension in specific populations. Because of their effectiveness in lowering blood pressure, the thiazide diuretics are still considered a first-line choice for treating hypertension in patients, including those with diabetes. The frequency of adverse effects for the thiazides is not reported in the prescribing information, and this makes it difficult to determine what adverse effects to expect. Clinicians should remember that when monitoring patients for adverse effects that the thiazides lower blood pressure, reduce intravascular volume, can affect electrolytes, glucose, and lipids, and uric acid, and may exacerbate or precipitate specific disease states.

Course Format

Homestudy

Course Syllabus

  • I.            Introduction
  • II.          Clinical Terms And Definitions
    • 1.   Creatinine Clearance
    • 2.   Diuresis
    • 3.   Diuretic
    • 4.   Glomerular Filtration Rate
    • 5.   Hypertension
    • 6.   Orthostatic Hypertension
    • 7.   Thiazide Diuretic
    • 8.   Thiazide-like Diuretic
  • III.        Pharmacological Profile
    • 1.   Category
    • 2.   Uses
    • 3.   Mechanism of Action
    • 4.   Contraindications
    • 5.   Warnings
    • 6.   Disease-related Concerns
    • 7.   Adverse Effects
    • 8.   Use in Geriatrics
    • 9.   Surgical Patients
    • 10.        Use During Pregnancy
    • 11.        Use During Breastfeeding
    • 12.        Dietary Considerations
  • IV.         Thiazides And Primary Hypertension
    • 1.   Effectiveness of Use
    • 2.   Thiazides Compared to Thiazide-like Diuretics
    • 3.   Low-dose Thiazide Therapy
    • 4.   Combination Therapy and Monotherapy
    • 5.   Thiazides, Hypertension and Black Americans
  • V.           Thiazides, Coronary Artery Disease And Hypertension
  • VI.         Thiazides, Diabetes Mellitus And Hypertension
  • VII.      Adjunctive Treatment For Edema
  • VIII.    Patient Monitoring And Education
  • IX.         Summary

Author

Dana Bartlett, RN, BSN, MSN, MA, CSPI

Dana Bartlett is a professional nurse and author. His clinical experience includes 16 years of ICU and ER experience and over 27 years as a poison control center information specialist. Dana has published numerous CE and journal articles, written NCLEX material, textbook chapters, and more than 100 online CE articles, and done editing and reviewing for publishers such as Elsevier, Lippincott, and Thieme. He has written widely on the subject of toxicology and was a contributing editor, toxicology section, for Critical Care Nurse journal. He is currently employed at the Connecticut Poison Control Center. He lives in Wappingers Falls, NY.

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