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Contrary to popular thought, '''Lasix''' (generic is furosemide) is not a water pill: it is a pill of '''Lasix''' or it could be an IV of '''Lasix''' too.   
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Contrary to popular thought, '''Lasix''' (generic is furosemide) is not a water pill: it is a pill of '''Lasix''' or it could be an IV of '''Lasix''' too.  Not only does '''Lasix''' diurese congested patients, it diureses congested patient lists too.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2016/08/list-diuresis/ Doctor Diureses List with 80 mg of Lasix, Net Negative 14 Patients (Gomerblog)]</ref>  At high enough doses, Lasix can cause urination from the eyes, sweat glands, vagina, and rectum.<ref>[http://gomerblog.com/2018/01/lasix-urinating-eyeballs/ After Being Given 200 mg of IV Lasix, Patient Urinating from Eyeballs (Gomerblog)]</ref>
 
  
  
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There are 3 accepted formulas used to determine how much Lasix to administer to any given patient:
 
There are 3 accepted formulas used to determine how much Lasix to administer to any given patient:
  
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# '''[http://gomerblog.com/quizzes/laws-of-the-house-of-god/ The House of God Lasix Formula]''' - Law VII states that age + BUN = '''Lasix''' dose.
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# '''The House of God Lasix Formula''' - Law VII states that age + BUN = '''Lasix''' dose.
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# '''The Cr40 Formula''' - This formula states that creatinine x 40 = '''Lasix''' dose.
 
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# '''The Cardiorenal Formula''' - Since Renal and Cards are forever dueling, the last formula is merely the average of the Renal and Cards doses i.e. Renal dose + Cards dose divided by 2 = '''Lasix''' dose.
 
  
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# '''The Cr40 Formula" - This formula states that creatinine x 40 = '''Lasix''' dose.
  
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'''More from ''The House of God"'''
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# '''The Other Formula" - This last formula states that Lasix 80 +/- whatever Renal says +/- whatever Cards says = '''Lasix''' dose.
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Revision as of 16:12, 11 September 2016

Contrary to popular thought, Lasix (generic is furosemide) is not a water pill: it is a pill of Lasix or it could be an IV of Lasix too.


Dosing

There are 3 accepted formulas used to determine how much Lasix to administer to any given patient:

  1. The House of God Lasix Formula - Law VII states that age + BUN = Lasix dose.
  1. The Cr40 Formula" - This formula states that creatinine x 40 = Lasix dose.
  1. The Other Formula" - This last formula states that Lasix 80 +/- whatever Renal says +/- whatever Cards says = Lasix dose.


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