Furosemide Treatment Report
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What is Furosemide?
Furosemide is used to reduce the swelling and fluid retention caused by various medical problems, including heart or liver disease. It is also used to treat high blood pressure. It causes the kidneys to get rid of unneeded water and salt from the body into the urine.
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Reasons taken & Efficacy
| Reasons taken | # of patients | Major | Moderate | Slight | None | Can’t tell | # of patients evaluated by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edema | 17 | 0 | |||||
| Other | 16 |
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1 | ||||
| Swelling in hands and feet | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Swelling | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Bladder problems | 5 |
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1 | ||||
| High blood pressure (Hypertension) | 5 | 0 |
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Dosages
Top 10 dosages based on patients currently taking Furosemide. See all 11 dosages ►
Stop Reasons
| Reason | # Patients | Percentage of patients | |
|---|---|---|---|
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Course of treatment ended
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3 | 75% |
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Side effects too severe
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1 | 25% |
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Patient Evaluations
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- Ern
- Sex: M
- Sensation: Severe
- Overall: Severe
- Cognition: severe
- Vision: severe
- Speech: severe
- Swallowing: severe
- Upper limb: moderate
- Walking: moderate
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- Ern
- 40 mg daily
- since Jul 14, 2009
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Efficacy
Slight
for Bladder problems
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Side Effects
None
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Report created on November 22, 2009.