True or False? You are managing a former 25 week infant, now…

True or False? You are managing a former 25 week infant, now 34 weeks PMA who has BPD. She is on a high-flow nasal cannula and chlorothiazide. Her electrolytes this morning include a sodium of 135 and a potassium of 3. You decide to start spironolactone because it is a drug that may be used with thiazide diuretics to decrease the risk of hypokalemia.

True or False? You are managing an infant who is on furosemi…

True or False? You are managing an infant who is on furosemide for BPD. The infant is also on nasal CPAP and requires 30-40% FiO2. The daily capillary blood gas is: 7.47/55/45 base excess of 8 and bicarbonate level of 34. You suspect the blood gas results are secondary to the use of furosemide because one side effect of the loop diuretics is hypochloremic metabolic alkalosis.