
The use of diuretics to treat edema is reviewed. Normal salt and water metabolism is reviewed briefly. The drugs covered are the thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics(ethacrynic acid and furosemide) and distal blocking agents (spironolactone and triamterene). The sites and modes of action, indications, doses, complications and relative costs of these agents are discussed.
Male, Sulfonamides, Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors, Sodium, Water, Nephrons, Spironolactone, Benzothiadiazines, Diet, Ethacrynic Acid, Furosemide, Potassium, Edema, Humans, Diuretics, Triamterene
Male, Sulfonamides, Sodium Chloride Symporter Inhibitors, Sodium, Water, Nephrons, Spironolactone, Benzothiadiazines, Diet, Ethacrynic Acid, Furosemide, Potassium, Edema, Humans, Diuretics, Triamterene
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