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A 70-year-old retired businessman with a history of chronic heart failure has been taking digoxin and furosemide. He is now admitted with vomiting, acute decompensatcd heart fail ure, and metabolic derangements. He has marked peripheral edema and metabolic alkalosis (pH, 7 .50 [normal 7.4]; pC02, 45 [37-45]; HC03, 36 [22-26]; Na\ 140 [135-145]). Which of the following drugs is most appropriate for the treat ment of his edema?
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(A) Acctazolamide
(B) Digoxin
(C) Eplerenone
(D) Hydrochlorothiazide
(E) T olvaptan
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Although acetazolamide is rarely used in heart failure, car bonic anhydrasc inhibitors arc quite valuable in patients with edema and metabolic alkalosis. The high bicarbonate levels in these patients make them particularly susceptible to the action of carbonic anhydrase inhibitors. This patient has both high pH and bicarbonate. Digoxin is useful in chronic systolic failure but is not first-line therapy and may cause vomiting, with depletion of stomach acid and reduced serum chloride; increasing the digoxin dose might cause arrhythmias. Tolvap tan might be useful if the patient were hyponatremic. Hydro chlorothiazide and eplerenone are not adequate for first-line therapy of edema in acute heart failure. The answer is A