Title

Assessing Real-World Spot Urine Sodium Values During Continuous Intravenous Infusion of Loop Diuretics

Authors

Rachel Propst, CentraCare, Pharmacy
Michael Akers, CentraCare, PharmacyFollow

Files

Description

• The use of spot urine sodium (UNa)>60 mmol/L as an objective measure to guide diuretic therapy in patients receiving bolus intravenous loop diuretics has been associated with increased weight loss and decreased length of stay.
• There is limited published data evaluating UNa use in patients receiving continuous intravenous loop diuretic infusions.

Publication Date

2021

City

St. Cloud

Keywords

Urine sodium values, Diuretic therapy, Intravenous loop diuretics

Disciplines

Other Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

Comments

Poster presented at The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists Midyear Meeting, December 5-9, 2021; Virtual

Recommended Citation

Propst, Rachel and Akers, Michael, "Assessing Real-World Spot Urine Sodium Values During Continuous Intravenous Infusion of Loop Diuretics" (2021). Pharmacy Posters. 10.
https://digitalcommons.centracare.com/pharmacy_posters/10