tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731855265219120303.post373552929756153076..comments2023-11-03T07:52:51.571-04:00Comments on Secundum Artem: Just Pissing It AwayN.B.http://www.blogger.com/profile/01098950427329538284noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731855265219120303.post-40161207673305184682008-05-17T01:47:00.000-04:002008-05-17T01:47:00.000-04:00I just stumbled on your blog today and I love it! ...I just stumbled on your blog today and I love it! My sister is a pharmacy student (well, got her Pharm.D this afternoon) and I think these blog entries of yours give a snapshot of similar frustrations she goes through... especially this "water pills" blurb : P<BR/><BR/>Thanks for a great read!<BR/><BR/>P.S. When I was in love with Bio (many, many years ago) I wanted to screenprint a diagram of the loop of henle onto a cotton "henley" style t-shirt... it sounded like a great idea at the time. Don't judge me! But in all seriousness: this entry brought back good memories : )N.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10611868823982452101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731855265219120303.post-46142825247279087692008-04-23T12:51:00.000-04:002008-04-23T12:51:00.000-04:00The article you linked to did not say all diuretic...The article you linked to did not say all diuretics. Yes the first reference is "powerful diuretics" but then goes on to consistently use the specific class name loop diuretics. Granted a large portion of the lay public wouldn't understand the difference between mannitol and bumetanide unless they are on the drug...in which case they should inform themselves or be informed by their pharmacist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731855265219120303.post-75279867709785537152008-04-19T16:14:00.000-04:002008-04-19T16:14:00.000-04:00Many of my patients call them water pills because ...Many of my patients call them water pills because it makes them make water. It used to drive me crazy, the same way "blood thinners" did, but it turns out this sometimes facilitates communication.<BR/><BR/>The big problem is when professionals forget the difference between furosemide and hydrochlorothiazide.PalMDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14237425909802958448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-731855265219120303.post-16692050240532411902008-04-17T14:08:00.000-04:002008-04-17T14:08:00.000-04:00My understanding is that they call it "water pills...My understanding is that they call it "water pills" because you get *rid* of water (via pissing) that way. My mom used to call them water pills and this was her logic.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com