Since 1880, NOAAâs records show only one other instance when global temperature records were set three years in a row: in 1939, 1940 and 1941. The Earth has warmed so much in recent decades, however, that 1941 now ranks as only the 37th-warmest year on record.
Adults -- The usual initial dose of LASIX is 20 to 80 mg given as a single dose. Ordinarily a prompt diuresis ensues. If needed, the same dose can be administered 6 to 8 hours later or the dose may be increased.
Although there are many brand names for furosemide now, Lasix remains the most popular. The name is derived from lasts six hours, which is the duration of action of injectable furosemide (intramuscular injection since oral and intravenous Lasix last between two and four hours). Furosemide is the diuretic of choice when other types of diuretics do not effectively treat a patientâs edema. However, when the edema is resistant to all diuretics especially when the dose of the administered diuretic is already increased to its therapeutic limit, furosemide is combined with human albumin to provide immediate relief.