Pharmacological Training: Oral Diuretics in Renal Diseases

Oral diseases

Diuretics and mortality in acute renal failure.

OBJECTIVE According to recent research, diuretics may increase mortality in acute renal failure patients. The administration of diuretics in such patients has been discouraged. Our objective was to determine the impact of diuretics on the mortality rate of critically ill patients with acute renal failure. DESIGN Prospective, multiple-center, multinational epidemiologic study. SETTING Intens...

Diuretics in the Clinic

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Use of diuretics in cardiovascular diseases: (1) heart failure.

Diuretics are used extensively in hospitals and in community medical practice for the management of cardiovascular diseases. They are used frequently as the first line treatment for mild to moderate hypertension and are an integral part of the management of symptomatic heart failure. Although diuretics have been used for several decades, there is still some ambiguity and confusion regarding the...

The Relationship between Non-Renal Diseases and Renal Parenchymal Echogenicity in Children with Acute Abdominal Pain

Background Few results have shown that renal parenchymal echogenicity increases in pediatric patients with no concurrent renal diseases. This study aimed to investigate the relation between non-renal diseases and renal cortical echogenicity in children with acute abdominal pain. Materials and Methods  This cross- sectional study was conducted among 100 children referred to Amirkola Children’s ...