Metolazone is a cardiovascular agent, specifically a quinazoline diuretic related to the thiazide class. Metolazone works by inhibiting sodium transport across the epithelium of the renal tubules (mostly in the distal tubules), decreasing sodium reabsorption, and increasing sodium, chloride, and water excretion. The FDA has approved metolazone to treat salt and water retention, causing edema accompanying congestive heart failure or kidney disease. It is available in a generic formulation in the United States. It is used alone or with other diuretics in congestive heart failure, to treat hypertension, and in other conditions where diuresis provides a clinical benefit. This activity will highlight the mechanism of action, adverse event profile, pharmacology, monitoring, and relevant interactions of metolazone, pertinent for interprofessional team members in treating patients with conditions where it is of clinical value.
- Provider:StatPearls, LLC
- Activity Link: https://www.statpearls.com/ArticleLibrary/viewarticle/32881
- Start Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- End Date: 2023-09-01 05:00:00
- Credit Details: AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™️: 1.0 hours
Nursing: 1.0 hours
Pharmacy: 1.0 hours - MOC Credit Details: ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Accredited CME (ABS)
ABPATH - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABPATH)
ABA - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning (ABA)
ABIM - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Medical Knowledge (ABIM)
ABS - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Self-Assessment (ABS)
ABP - 1.0 Point; Credit Type(s): Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment (ABP) - Commercial Support: No
- Activity Type: Enduring Material
- CME Finder Type: Online Learning
- Fee to Participate: Variable
- Measured Outcome: Learner Knowledge, Learner/Team Competence
- Provider Ship: Directly Provided
- Registration: Open to all
- Specialty: Advanced Heart Failure and Transplant Cardiology, Ambulatory/Outpatient, Cardiovascular Disease, Chemical Pathology, Critical Care Medicine, General Operative Anesthesia, General Pediatrics, Geriatric Medicine, Hospital Medicine, Internal Medicine, Medical Toxicology, Nephrology, Neurocritical Care, Pediatric Cardiology, Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Pediatric Nephrology, Pulmonary Disease, Surgical Critical Care