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  • Title: Treatment of edematous disorders with diuretics.
    Author: Rasool A, Palevsky PM.
    Journal: Am J Med Sci; 2000 Jan; 319(1):25-37. PubMed ID: 10653442.
    Abstract:
    Generalized edema results from alterations in renal sodium homeostasis that ultimately result in an expansion of extracellular fluid volume and accumulation of interstitial fluid. The common edematous disorders include congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, nephrotic syndrome, and renal insufficiency. The abnormalities of sodium homeostasis contributing to edema formation in each condition are discussed. Management of volume homeostasis, with an emphasis on the role of diuretic therapy, is reviewed.
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