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Diuretics

Medical Definition:	Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function.
Guide Notes:	consider also DIURESIS /drug eff

Diuretics Categories.

	Diuretics, Osmotic - Compounds that increase urine volume by increasing the amount of osmotically active solute in the urine. Osmotic diuretics also increase the osmolarity of plasma.
	Diuretics, Sulfamyl - Diuretics containing one or more sulfonamide groups. They are similar to the benzothiazide diuretics in their pharmacological actions, but differ chemically in the nature of the heterocyclic ring.
	Diuretics, Thiazide - Diuretics characterized as analogs of 1,2,4-benzothiadiazine-1,1-dioxide. All have a common mechanism of action and differ primarily in the dose required to produce a given effect. They act directly on the kidney to increase the excretion of sodium chloride and water and also increase excretion of potassium ions.

Diuretics Medical Definitions and Terms

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