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[IMG SURVIVOR]

A patient with congestive heart failure has a pulmonary edema your med student says thats easy I will just give him manitol.

Is he correct?
If yes or no why?

[angielb13]

No, you don't give a Pt with CHF and pulmonary edema Mannitol,because it is an osmotic diuretic and sucks the fluids out of the cells int othe circulation.You already have hypervolemia in CHF,sowhat you need is to get rid of the fluids in the circulation in a timely manner(b/c mannitol is slow).BTW it is contraindicated in CHF and in Pulm.edema.
Hope this helps!

[yusefabsi]

A patient with congestive heart failure has a pulmonary edema your med student says thats easy I will just give him manitol.

Is he correct?
If yes or no why?
no
he should take ACEI & BB AND ADRUG to reaf the edema

[IMG SURVIVOR]

v=VERY GOOD
In what part of the nephron is that manitol works?

[angielb13]

Mannitol is working on the whole tubule in the nephron.

[st_55]

doesnt mannitol work on the p.c.t?

[durreshahwark]

the whole tubule but thin desc part of loop of henle and ct in part icular

[sarda]

entire tube.................

[luztono]

manitol works in pct