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Many of them deplete your body of minerals like potassium. Furosemide is one of the worst.
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What Medications increase potssium in you body?
One medication is spironolactone. This medication is a potassium-sparing diuretic that prevents potassium from entering into the kidney.
Are banana's a diuretic?
no however they are high in fiber and potassium, for a natural diuretic try a lemon
What is chlorthalidone?
According to drugs.com, it works by increasing the elimination of potassium and sodium in the urine, which causes the body to release more water.
Can alcoholism cause low potassium levels?
Yes. 1) alcoholics tend to be malnourished in the first place, and 2) alcohol acts as a diuretic in the body "flushing" out excess levels of potassium.
What is medicatoin maxzide with used for?
Maxzide is a combination of hydrochlorothiazide, which is a diuretic, and triamterene, a potassium sparing diuretic. Both function to remove excess fluid from the body & are also used in treatment of hypertension (high blood pressure)
What is the most common electrolyte lost when using a diuretic?
Potassium
Can diuretics be combined?
The brands Dyazide and Maxzide, for example, contain the thiazide diuretic hydrochlorothiazide with the potassium-sparing diuretic triamterene
How does the addition of ADH affect the concentration of potassium in the urine?
Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) causes water to be absorbed from the urine back into the body. Everything else in the urine, including electrolytes such as potassium, is concentrated.
Stress depletes the body of what vitamin?
magnesium
What is the relationship between potassium and diuretics?
most diuretics are potassium depleters therefore most people need potassium ... most likely if you are getting put on a diuretic then your doctor will do a baseline lab to check potassium level and then after a week or more of diuretic therapy they will check your potassium level again to decide if you need potassium and they should monitor your potassium periodically also kidney function because some diuretics are hard on the kidneys hope this helps
How diuretic absorb in kidney?
A loop diuretic affects the loops of Henle which regulate the uptake of sodium. The diuretic signal the kidney not to absorb calcium, potassium and magnesium and sodium The side effects are muscle weakness , cramps and palpitations.
What does k in penicillin k stand for?
k stands for potassium...its complexed with penicillin....mainly added with phenoxymethylpenicillin.so that a potassium sparing diuretic need not be used.
