Background and objective: The root bark of Parquetina nigrescens is used in traditional medicine the treatment hypertension edema for its diuretic properties. This study was conducted to examine effects this medicinal plant on excreted urinary volume contribute scientific knowledge action. Methods: Water-overloaded rats were treated separately with increasing doses (5-70 mg/kg) aqueous ethanoli...

introduction: urinary obstructive disease is one of the most common disorders in urinary system. dilatation which is detected by sonography, is a key finding in obstruction in most of the cases, also could be found following surgery, lithotripsy and vesico–urethral reflux. radioistope diuretic washout renography is a useful method to differentiate mechanical and non mechanical obstruction. mate...

introduction: it has been suggested that calculation of differential renal function (drf) using 99mtc-dmsa may lead to overestimation of the function of an obstructed kidney. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of diuretic administration on the determination of drf using 99mtc-dmsa scintigraphy in patients with dilated pelvis. methods: thirty three patients, aged from 2 months to 6...

BACKGROUND Caffeine and related methylxanthine compounds are recognized as having a diuretic action, and consumers are often advised to avoid beverages containing these compounds in situations where fluid balance may be compromised. The aim of this review is to evaluate the available literature concerning the effect of caffeine ingestion on fluid balance and to formulate targeted and evidence-b...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa microsoftinternetexplorer4 we read with great interest the article by minakari et al. regarding the effects of treatment with subcutaneous octreotide and oral midodrine in cirrhotic patients with ascites who continued to receive their standard diuretic treatment 1 and we would like to comment on their results. first, the administration of midodrine for...

was a clear association with malaria, and that all these four cases responded well to treatment with quinine, whereas the other two patients were discharged with evidence of permanently damaged kidneys. Another report of his observations was published in 1942. His main evidence of the malarial origin of the subacute glomerular nephrosis which he described is the response to quinine, and thus he...