Purpose. The management of loop diuretic resistance in the intensive care unit (ICU) is reviewed. Summary. Volume overload, a common complication of fluid resuscitation, is frequently encountered in ...

Loop diuretics are widely used, especially in patients with hypertension or heart failure plus renal dysfunction. Such patients are particularly susceptible to untoward drug effects. It is, therefore, ...

Over time, the retention of sodium leads to crackles, peripheral edema, hepatomegaly with ascites, increased blood volume, and increased cardiac filling pressures. Although diuretics do not directly ...

Diuretics are agents commonly used in diseases characterized by excess extracellular fluid, including chronic kidney disease, the nephrotic syndrome, cirrhosis and heart failure. Multiple diuretic ...

PRAGUE, Czechia—The number of people taking loop diuretics without a diagnosis of heart failure (HF) may be many times higher than the number of HF patients on these meds, according to an analysis of ...

Most accepted pharmacologic treatments for heart failure are supported by evidence from large clinical trials. In contrast, evidence from large, well-controlled clinical trials to guide the use of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Acute and chronic HF are associated with sodium retention leading to volume overload and edema. Much of the ...

The use of loop diuretics does not appear to be associated with changes in bone mineral density, falls or fractures in postmenopausal women, according to a report in the January 26 issue of Archives ...

BARCELONA, Spain—Patients with heart failure (HF) who are predicted to have a high risk of diuretic resistance tend to fare worse no matter whether they wind up taking furosemide or torsemide, with ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . There was no link found between ever use of loop diuretics and changes in bone mineral density, falls and ...