If loop diuretics lose effectiveness or the patient develops refractory edema, adding a thiazide diuretic may help overcome diuretic resistance through a different mechanism of action. In recent ...

Edema is a medical condition characterized by the accumulation of excess fluid in the body’s tissues, leading to swelling and ...

Loop diuretics work in a part of the kidneys called the loop of Henle, hence their name. Diuretics help control fluid retention (edema) and blood pressure by helping the body eliminate water and ...

Edema: Characterised by excess fluid accumulation ... They come in different types, including carbonic anhydrase inhibitors ...

At the turn of the century, Starling [1] noted that blood volume was more than likely to be increased in patients with edema. Over 50 years ago, Starr et al. [2,3] showed that edema occurs only ...