UMEM Educational Pearls

Category: Vascular

Title: Hydrochlorthiazide and Hypertension

Keywords: Hypertension (PubMed Search)

Posted: 5/6/2008 by Rob Rogers, MD (Updated: 3/29/2024)
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Side Effects of Hydrochlorothiazide

 Consider the following when prescribing HCTZ from the emergency department:

The side effects of hydrochlorothiazide include hypokalemia,hypercalcemia, hypomagnesemia, metabolic alkalosis, hyponatremia, hyperuricemia (may worsen gout), hyperglycemia, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia.

References

 Journal of Hypertension, 2006