A method for the bioassay of diuretic agents in ambulant patients with congestive heart failure was recently described in detail by Greiner et al. 9 Briefly, the plan provides for the use of ...
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 ...
Adding a calcium-channel blocker (CCB) or a diuretic to an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) further reduces blood pressure in patients who have diabetes and hypertension; however ...
[38] In the setting of refractory edema (inadequate diuretic response after 120 mg oral furosemide), 10 CHF patients were administered furosemide infusions titrated to clinically adequate diuresis.
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 ...