Examples of diuresis in the following topics:
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- A diuretic (colloquially called a water pill) is any drug that elevates the rate of bodily urine excretion (diuresis).
- A diuretic provides a means of forced diuresis which elevates the rate of urination.
- That is, the reduction in blood pressure is not due to decreased blood volume resulting from increased urine production, but occurs through other mechanisms and at lower doses than that required to produce diuresis.
- Indapamide was specifically designed with this in mind, and has a larger therapeutic window for hypertension (without pronounced diuresis) than most other diuretics.
- High ceiling diuretics may cause a substantial diuresis – up to 20% of the filtered load of NaCl (salt) and water.
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- Glycosuria leads to excessive water loss into the urine with resultant dehydration, a process called osmotic diuresis.
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- The diuretic phase is characterized by excessive urination (diuresis) of up to six liters per day, and can last for a couple of days up to a week.