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-====== Furosemide for Pediatric IIH ======+====== Furosemide for Pediatric Patients ======
  
-==== Dosing ====+==== Dosing for IIH ====
   * 0.4-0.6 mg/kg/day divided BID    * 0.4-0.6 mg/kg/day divided BID 
  
 ==== Monitoring ==== ==== Monitoring ====
-  * Measure at Baseline  +  * Measure at Baseline and ongoing:  
-    * Serum BUN, Creatinine, CO2, Sodium, Potassium+    * Serum BUN, Creatinine, Potassium 
 +  * Other tests to consider 
 +    * CO2, Sodium
     * CBC, Platelets     * CBC, Platelets
     * Liver function tests     * Liver function tests
       * alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), serum bilirubin, prothrombin time (PT), the international normalized ratio (INR), total protein and albumin.       * alanine transaminase (ALT), aspartate transaminase (AST), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl transferase (GGT), serum bilirubin, prothrombin time (PT), the international normalized ratio (INR), total protein and albumin.
-  * If diabetic measure blood/urine glucose  +    * If diabetic measure blood/urine glucose  
-  * Renal Ultrasound if suspected obstructive hydronephrosis+    * Renal Ultrasound if suspected obstructive hydronephrosis
  
 ==== References ==== ==== References ====