Dietary sodium restriction is a key determinant of diuretic efficacy. When dietary sodium intake is high, postdiuretic sodium retention compensates almost entirely for the loop-diuretic-induced sodium ...

Fluid accumulation producing edematous states is a common problem encountered in patients with CHF. Management of the edematous state usually includes diuresis in combination with fluid and sodium ...

THE characteristic features of an ideal diuretic can easily be enumerated. In practice, however, a compound possessing all these desirable properties has yet to be found. Because of the multitudinous ...

Diuretics are used to treat several conditions in medicine including heart failure, high blood pressure, liver disease and some types of kidney disease. The use of some diuretics is also indicated in ...

BOSTON -- Proper function of the kidney is critical for concentrating urine, regulating blood pressure, and for the tight control of electrolyte levels in the blood. The kidney achieves these ...