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--- diamox [2015/09/19 17:36] – created ashleyko
+++ diamox [2024/01/04 08:31] (current) – Scott Larson
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-====== Diamox (Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitor) ======
+====== Diamox (Acetazolamide) for Intracranial Hypertension ======
+=== Dosing ===
+  * Starting Dose:  15-25 mg/kg/day (divide BID to TID)
+  * May be increased up to 100 mg/kg/day
+  * Not to exceed 2g/day
+  * May divide into BID or TID dosing
 === Side Effects ===
+  * GI Upset
-SJS
+  * Metallic taste
-Renal stones
+  * SJS
-Sickle cell crisis
+  * Renal stones
-SULFA allergy cross-reactivity
+  * Sickle cell crisis
-Aplastic anemia (idiosyncratic)
+  * SULFA allergy cross-reactivity
-Decreased platelets
+  * Aplastic anemia (idiosyncratic)
-Hypokalemia / acidosis
+  * Decreased platelets
-Numbness / tingling fingers-toes-perioral
+  * Hypokalemia / metabolic acidosis
-Metallic taste
+  * Numbness / tingling fingers-toes-perioral
 === Additional Side Effects in Children ===
+  * Decreased feeding
+  * Wight loss
+  * Lethargy
+=== Contraindications ===
+  * Sulfa allergy
+  * Renal or liver disease
-Decreased feeding
-Wight loss
-Lethargy
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