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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/49945| Title: | Use of diuretics in elderly patients with congestive heart failure |
| Authors: | Atkins, Sean Ryan Azzopardi, Lilian M. Serracino-Inglott, Anthony |
| Keywords: | Diuretics -- Dosage Congestive heart failure -- Patients Hyponatremia -- Side effects Pharmacist and patient |
| Issue Date: | 2012-10 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta. Department of Pharmacy |
| Citation: | Atkins, S. R., Azzopardi, L. M., & Serracino-Inglott, A. (2012, October). Use of diuretics in elderly patients with congestive heart failure. Poster session presented at the European Society of Clinical Pharmacy Annual Conference, Barcelona, Spain. |
| Abstract: | A poster presentation regarding the use of diuretics in elderly patients with congestive heart failure. Background: Diuretics are essential for symptomatic relief when fluid retention is present in congestive heart failure (CHF). The dose of loop diuretics should be decreased to the minimum required to maintain a fluid-free state after excess fluid loss is achieved. Objectives: • To classify and analyse loop diuretic dose management; • To evaluate pharmacist intervention in CHF by investigating diuretic use in the clinical setting. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/49945 |
| Appears in Collections: | Scholarly Works - FacM&SPha |
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