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What are some types of Thiazide diuretics?
Thiazide diuretics include such commonly used diuretics as hydrochlorothiazide (HydroDIURIL, Esidrix), chlorothiazide (Diuril), and chlorthalidone (Hygroton)
How are diuretics grouped?
Diuretics are grouped into three main categories: thiazide diuretics, loop diuretics, and potassium-sparing diuretics. Each category works by different mechanisms to increase urine output and reduce fluid retention in the body. Thiazide diuretics are commonly used for treating high blood pressure, while loop diuretics are often used for reducing excess fluid in conditions like heart failure or kidney disease. Potassium-sparing diuretics help maintain potassium levels while promoting diuresis.
What is the drug used by athletes to flush water out of their system?
Diuretics
What medication can be used for edema?
most often Lasix is used, but other diuretics can be used also.
What are the uses of potassium sparing diuretics?
They might be used to reduce hypertension, for oedema, for heart failure, or when potassium loss is a concern (instead of other diuretics)
What are some types of Loop diuretics?
loop diuretics loop diuretics The Potassium sparing kind. IE. Hydrochlorothiazide with triamterene or "Dyazide."
What is laxatives and diuretics?
laxatives make you poo and diuretics make you pee.
What is a common name for diuretics?
diuretics, also called water pills
Can diuretics cause xerostomia?
Yes they do! Diuretics are an antihypertensive drug and they cause xerostomia, diuretics increase urine output not increase saliva production.
What would be a reasonable mechanism for diuretics?
Loop diuretics work by restraining the sodium-potassium-chloride cotransporter. Thiazide diuretics restrain the sodium-chloride transporter. Carbonic anhydrase inhibiting diuretics work by restraining bicarbonate transport.
What type of electrolyte imbalance can be caused by diuretics?
There is loss of potassium salts when you use diuretics.
Do Thiazide Diuretics decrease renal excretion of Phosphate?
No, Thiazide Diuretics actually increase renal excretion of Phosphate. They inhibit the sodium-chloride symporter in the distal convoluted tubule of the kidney, leading to increased excretion of sodium, chloride, and also phosphate.
