Antihypertensives, Diuretics, and Antidysrhythmics

Anesthesiology, pain medicine, and critical care all experience heavy exposure to antihypertensives, diuretics, and antidysrhythmics. Whether patients require new therapy acutely or have used therapies for a long time, whether requiring titration or merely knowledge of how they affect medical decision making, and whether using them to improve patient outcomes or in an emergency situation, these therapies represent great advances in healthcare as well as potentially very dangerous pitfalls. Thorough knowledge of classification, mechanism of action, medical indication, dosing options, drug-drug interactions, and side effects help the clinician wisely choose and titrate therapy while minimizing patient harm.