====== Diamox (Acetazolamide) for Intracranial Hypertension ======
=== Dosing ===
  * Starting Dose:  15-25 mg/kg/day (divide BID to TID) 
  * May be increased up to 100 mg/kg/day
  * Not to exceed 2g/day
  * May divide into BID or TID dosing

=== Side Effects ===
  * GI Upset
  * Metallic taste
  * SJS
  * Renal stones
  * Sickle cell crisis
  * SULFA allergy cross-reactivity 
  * Aplastic anemia (idiosyncratic) 
  * Decreased platelets
  * Hypokalemia / metabolic acidosis
  * Numbness / tingling fingers-toes-perioral 

=== Additional Side Effects in Children ===
  * Decreased feeding 
  * Wight loss 
  * Lethargy

=== Contraindications ===
  * Sulfa allergy
  * Renal or liver disease


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