NYTHA Lasix Primer & Letter to NYS RWB

[Riot]

Originally Posted by cmorioles

Nasal strips have been shown to be just as effective. Riot's answer is that she would use both. Yeah, sure, that makes sense. Pay twice for the same effect. Chuck's answer was "the darn things just don't stick too good." Seemed to stick fine on the Derby winner.

They are not the same "effect". They work on opposite sides of the physical location of the bleeding. Lasix and FLAIR complement, not duplicate.

Furosemide works by attenuating the exercise-induced rise in pulmonary intracapillary pressure on the capillary walls at the alveolar interface, and decreasing plasma volume; and FLAIR strips lower the tearing effect of negative pulmonary airway pressures during inspiration.