A diuretic is a food or medication that decreases swelling caused by fluid retention. It increases water and salt loss through the urine. Many people avoid salt and take diuretic drugs like Lasix ...

Furosemide is the most widely prescribed loop diuretic in the setting of systolic heart failure (HF), yet torsemide has been shown to have less inter- and intra-individual variation in ...

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 ...

Aldosterone antagonists are the first-line diuretic therapy for moderate ascites in patients with cirrhosis. In patients who do not respond to aldosterone antagonists alone, the addition of a loop ...

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EQS-News: Gerresheimer AG / Key word(s): Miscellaneous/Regulatory Admission Gerresheimer: FDA grants Tentative Approval of SQ Innovation’s Lasix® ONYU* 16.12.2024 ...