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Thiazides and Risk of Hyponatremia by Age and Sex.

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Diuretics

British Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2009
Diuretics enhance the rate of excretion of sodium ions (Na+) and water. They are usually taken in the morning so that diuresis does not intrude upon sleep. Diuretics are divided into groups based on their mechanism and site of action: loop, thiazide, potassium-sparing, osmotic, mercurial and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors (Figure 1).
Mah, Baig, R, Shakur, D, Scott
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Diuretics

Medical Clinics of North America, 1989
Diuretics are a mainstay of modern medical therapy. Their effects on electrolyte excretion can largely be predicted from knowledge of their sites of action along the renal tubule. This article examines the role of diuretics in cardiac and noncardiac disease.
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Diuretics

AACN Advanced Critical Care, 1992
Diuretics are the mainstay of therapies for many diseases, including hypertension congestive heart failure. While their use can be beneficial, many side effects and interactions are attributed to diuretic therapy. This chapter reviews the mechanism of action for the various diuretics and elucidates differences between classes.
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Diuretic Complications

The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 2000
Diuretics are widely used and generally safe, but like any therapeutic agents, they may cause side effects.A review of recent literature pertaining to diuretic usage was performed, with emphasis on specific reports of side effects. Reports of large-scale hypertension trials employing diuretics were also examined for descriptions of diuretic-related ...
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Diuretic Resistance

Mineral and Electrolyte Metabolism, 1999
Resistance to diuretic action is frequently encountered in the clinical setting. This is best managed by systematically optimizing the pharmacodynamic-pharmacokinetic factors that may be involved. Important pharmacodynamic measures include improving the underlying disease state, restriction of salt intake, limiting the use of vasodilators which may ...
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Diuretics and Pregnancy

Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation, 1984
(1984). Diuretics and Pregnancy. Scandinavian Journal of Clinical and Laboratory Investigation: Vol. 44, No. sup169, pp. 83-85.
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