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What is the purpose of albumin with lasix?
What is the exact purpose of giving albumin with lasix?
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Combining intravenous albumin with lasix is often used to treat accumulation of fluid in the abdomen or tissues as is often seen in patients with cirrhosis of the liver or after major abdominal surgery (ascites and pedal edema). Albumin remains in the circulation for a while and increases the plasma osmotic pressure, helping to draw fluid back into the circulation from wherever it is accumulating. Lasix helps to get rid of the fluid in the urine.
by: Vinay K
on: 9th April 07
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I’m not exactly sure, but I do know that when you take medicine, it binds to protein, specifically albumin. So, if a person, say, an elderly person, has low albumin and is taking lasix, they may supplement the albumin so the lasix has something to bind to so it is not all excreted and thus ineffective. I’ve never heard of supplementing albumin, but I’m also only in my first sem. of nursing school.
I could also be totally wrong, lol!
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Combining intravenous albumin with lasix is often used to treat accumulation of fluid in the abdomen or tissues as is often seen in patients with cirrhosis of the liver or after major abdominal surgery (ascites and pedal edema). Albumin remains in the circulation for a while and increases the plasma osmotic pressure, helping to draw fluid back into the circulation from wherever it is accumulating. Lasix helps to get rid of the fluid in the urine.