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Furosemide is a loop
diuretic medication used to
treat edema due to
heart failure,
liver scarring, or
kidney disease. It has had many
trade names including...
- is a
nonproprietary name used to
denote a
combination of
amiloride and
furosemide,
which are both diuretics. Co-amilofruse is a
treatment for
fluid retention...
- function. The
availability of
furosemide is
highly variable,
ranging from 10% to 90%. The
biological half-life of
furosemide is
limited by
absorption from...
- failure. It is
sometimes used to
treat high
blood pressure.
Compared with
furosemide,
torasemide is ****ociated with a
lower risk of
rehospitalization for heart...
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often synonymous with high-ceiling diuretics. Loop diuretics, such as
furosemide,
inhibit the body's
ability to
reabsorb sodium at the
ascending loop in...
- main
difference between bumetanide and
furosemide is in
their bioavailability and potency.
About 60% of
furosemide is
absorbed in the intestine, and there...
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given to
diurese a
patient in
addition to
furosemide (Lasix).
Working in a
separate mechanism from
furosemide and
absorbed enterically as a reconstituted...
- For nonresponders, a loop
diuretic may also be
added and generally,
furosemide is
added at a dose of 40 mg/day (max 160 mg/day), or
alternatively (bumetanide...
- metolazone, and indapamide,
among others), loop
diuretics (including
furosemide, bumetanide, and torsemide), acetazolamide,
sulfonylureas (including glipizide...
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intravenous fluids,
furosemide, calcitonin,
intravenous bisphosphonate, in
addition to
treating the
underlying cause. The
evidence for
furosemide use, however...