Over time, the retention of sodium leads to crackles, peripheral edema, hepatomegaly with ascites, increased blood volume, and increased cardiac filling pressures. Although diuretics do not directly ...

Dr. Hershberger answers the question: 'How Is Diuretic Therapy Monitored?' — -- Question: How is diuretic therapy monitored, and why is this important? Answer: Diuretic therapy is monitored in ...

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 ...

Diuretics are a class of medications commonly known as "water pills." There are several different classes of diuretics, each of which works differently in the kidneys to help rid the body of extra ...

Each year 1 million Americans are diagnosed with heart failure, a serious condition that causes shortness of breath, weakness, and excess fluid. Diuretics are the main therapy for fluid removal but ...

CHICAGO -- The choice between furosemide and torsemide didn't matter for longer-term clinical outcomes of hospitalized heart failure patients, according to the comparative effectiveness trial ...

Loop diuretics are an essential component of therapy for patients with acute decompensated heart failure, but there are few prospective data to guide their use. In a prospective, double-blind, ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first intranasal diuretic for heart, liver and kidney disease patients, aiming to prevent a common and costly issue that results in more than ...

Ever heard of diuretic foods? They're the unsung superheroes of our diet. In simple terms, these are foods that, thanks to their composition, help our kidneys flush out excess sodium and water from ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Researchers found a notable interaction based on patients' prior history of kidney stones. Hypokalemia was more ...

A Nevada-based biopharmaceutical company Corstasis Therapeutics has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for the bumetanide nasal spray, which could be useful in the treatment of ...