Diuretics are agents commonly used in diseases characterized by excess extracellular fluid, including chronic kidney disease, the nephrotic syndrome, cirrhosis and heart failure. Multiple diuretic ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . In moderate- to high-risk patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing cardiac interventional procedures, a ...

Study finds no significant difference in hospitalization and death rates between patients who had a loop diuretic prescription at the time of peritoneal dialysis vs those who did not. Loop diuretic ...

Loop diuretics increase the risk of secondary hyperparathyroidism in CKD patients, but concurrent use of thiazide diuretics attenuate that risk. Subjects on loop diuretics had a 2.4 times increased ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A mother of five says she is lucky to be alive after being shot while riding in a car on the 610 loop in southeast Houston. "I literally fought for my life, like, I fought for ...

Kidney failure occurs when the kidneys can no longer effectively filter blood and remove waste from the body. This can happen due to acute injuries or chronic diseases like diabetes and high blood ...

High blood pressure (hypertension) is a leading cause of kidney disease and kidney failure (end-stage renal disease). Kidney disease can also cause a type of high blood pressure called renal ...