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loop diuretic

noun

  1. med any of a group of diuretics, including frusemide, that act by inhibiting resorption of salts from Henle's loop of the kidney tubule
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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They were randomly assigned to the clip or to medical therapy with a loop diuretic.

Many were inappropriately prescribed a so-called loop diuretic that Dr. Anderson said can result in dehydration, kidney problems, lightheadedness and falls.

"Using potassium supplementation for patients receiving loop diuretic therapy may be a relatively inexpensive way to save lives," senior author Sean Hennessy, associate professor of epidemiology in the CCEB, said in the news release.

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