Patient was educated on how to take a loop diuretic as below: Take the medication at the same time every day, to avoid forgetting the medication. Take the loop diuretic medication during the day time hours and avoid having it during the night. As this medication increases the frequency of urination, taking this during the late evening hours can disturb the sleep. Maintain strict compliance with intake of the medication as ordered, with regards to [...]

Patient was educated on loop diuretics and their mechanism of action as follows: Loop diuretics are diuretics that act on the loop of Henle, a part of the kidney, involved in the reabsorption of water and solutes from the urine. Loop diuretics inhibit the reabsorption of water and five important salts- sodium, potassium, chloride, calcium, and magnesium from the urine, which results in increased excretion and loss of water and these five salts in the [...]