What is the meaning of potentialdiuretics?

Question

amikacin we can give together with lasix but contraindicated with potential diuretics whatis the meaning

Answer 1

potential diuretics are in crude language are things that make you pee...a lot...coffee, alcohol... by affecting the ADH production...

i have no clue about what that has to do with amikacin or lasix...but there it is...

Answer 2

When talking about a potential diuretic, you're referring to common drugs that have a side effects of dehydration or excessive urine output (e.g. caffeine, alcohol, amphetamines, ephedrine, etc.). These general diuretics act as a catalyst for the water in your system by being non-selective and just carry the water out through the kidneys. Lasix (furosemide) works selectively in the loop of henle inside of the kidney and, in turn, improves general kidney function.

Now to throw the amikacin into all of this (on top of what I'm just going make a good educated guess, and correct me if I'm wrong, is already some sort kidney dysfunction), it can be a bad situation since this drug comes with its own list of side-effects.

The "potential" diuretics are going to make the kidney work much, much harder which will cause the renal system to demand more oxygen. The kidney now releases the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE). This is its way of telling the heart to work harder. So now you have just set yourself up for all sorts of heart issues which, if can be assumed or detected early enough, the patient can be put on an ACE inhibitor.

That, my friend, is your contraindication.