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Case Report

Volume 4, Number 6, December 2012, pages 434-438


The Role of Outpatient Intravenous Diuretic Therapy in a Transitional Care Program for Patients With Heart Failure: A Case Series

Table

Table 1. Transitional Care Program Patients Receiving IV Diuretic Therapy in the Outpatient Infusion Room
 
PatientSexHF TypeNYHA ClassDiureticDuration of Treatment (Days)Notes
1MaleSystolic3Day 1: Furosemide2Improved dyspnea on the 2nd day of treatment
Day 2: Bumetanide
2MaleSystolic3Furosemide1Dyspnea resolved after 8 hours of treatment
3MaleSystolic3Furosemide1Dyspnea resolved after 12 hours of treatment
4FemaleDiastolic3Furosemide1Dyspnea resolved after 12 hours of treatment
5FemaleDiastolic3Furosemide1Dyspnea resolved after 12 hours of treatment
6MaleSystolic3Furosemide1Dyspnea resolved after 12 hours of treatment
7FemaleDiastolic3Bumetanide1Dyspnea resolved after 8 hours of treatment