Diuretic

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Contents 1 Used for 2 Broader Terms 3 Narrower Terms 4 Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

Used for

ethacrynate, mercurial diuretic

Broader Terms

drug /agent

Narrower Terms

amiloride, bumetanide, cardiac glycoside, fenoldopam, furosemide, saluretic, thiazide

Facts (generated by robot; please edit if you find it inaccurate)

• , mannitol, glucose) promote osmotic diuresis A diuretic is any drug that elevates the rate of bodily urine excretion (diuresis).
• In most, if not all treatment guidelines for hypertension, a diuretic is obligatory when three or more drugs are required, which is typical for the control of BP to 140 mmHg and/or diastolic BP >90 mmHg) and at least one other coronary heart disease (CHD) risk factor.
• The purpose of taking a diuretic is defeated if one succumbs to thirst and drinks an extra 1500 cc of fluids after taking taking a diuretic and making the same amount of urine.
• What are thiazide diuretics and what are they used for? A diuretic is a medicine which increases the amount of water that you pass out from your kidneys.
• Is this combination safe? Wouldn’t the new medication try to undo what the diuretic is doing? — Plainfield, Ill.

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