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Can Lasix Be Taken For Pneumonia Causing Breathing Difficulty While Having Diabetes?

my mom has been diagnosed w/pneumonia. She s diabetic w/chf & is using a nebulizer, occasionally, for the difficulty in breathing. Her dr. recommended that she increase her Lasix to get rid of as much fluid as possible, to combat the pneumonia. Is there anything else she can do & is it still ok for her to try to remedy this at home? Thnx, Debbie
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
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With so diabetes , chf and now pneumonia, I can't think of treating such pts. At home.. She needs hospitalisation and close monitoring alongwith proper treatment..
Increasing dose of lasix will take care of chf but not the pneumonia.
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Can Lasix Be Taken For Pneumonia Causing Breathing Difficulty While Having Diabetes?

With so diabetes , chf and now pneumonia, I can t think of treating such pts. At home.. She needs hospitalisation and close monitoring alongwith proper treatment.. Increasing dose of lasix will take care of chf but not the pneumonia.