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View Post: A Comprehensive Review of the Loop Diuretics: Should Furosemide Be ...
27 Oct 2009 by Wargo, K. A, Banta, W. M  
Laffi et al.28 evaluated the diuretic effects of furosemide 25 mg orally daily or torsemide 10 mg orally daily for 2 days in 24 patients with ascites and cirrhosis. All patients in the study received an aldosterone antagonist (potassium ...
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View Post: Cirrhosis – Prevention And Treatment
19 Nov 2009
(Diuretics may be prescribed for this purpose as well.) Antibiotics may be prescribed if excess fluid retained in the abdomen has become infected. Cholestyramine may be prescribed to relieve severe itching by binding bile salts in the ...
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View Post: usmle preparation: Hyponatremia
21 Nov 2009 by asghar  
Diet. A low-sodium, high-water diet can disturb the proper balance between sodium and fluids in your blood. Excessive intake of diuretics, including beer, can have the same effect. * Cirrhosis. Liver disease can cause fluids to ...
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18 Nov 2009 by GB-Tigers08  
In medicine, diuretics are used to treat heart failure, liver cirrhosis, hypertension and certain kidney diseases. Some diuretics, such as acetazolamide, help to make the urine more alkaline and are helpful in increasing excretion of ...
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View Post: What is cirrhosis?
9 Nov 2009 by julielaqui  
Treatment for cirrhosis also addresses specific complications. For edema and ascites, the doctor will recommend diuretics—medications that remove fluid from the body. Large amounts of ascitic fluid may be removed from the abdomen and ...
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View Post: DB's Medical Rants » Blog Archive » Secondary prevention in cirrhosis
3 Feb 2008 by rcentor  
If the urine sodium is now greater than the urine potassium, I can start a loop diuretic (usually furosemide 40 mg.) If not, I will double the spironolactone dose to 200 mg. In cirrhosis one can go as high as 450 mg daily. ...
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View Post: Cardiology Medical News about Diuretics
28 Oct 2009
Unfortunately, in other edematous states such as cirrhosis, pulmonary hypertension, and kidney disease, there was no clear advantage of torsemide over furosemide. Finally, little evidence exists that suggest bumetanide is better than ...
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View Post: Cirrhosis – Prevention And Treatment
31 Oct 2009
(Diuretics may be prescribed for this purpose as well.) • Antibiotics may be prescribed if excess, esophageal varices, fluid retained in the abdomen has become infected. • Cholestyramine may be prescribed to relieve severe itching by ...
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