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This document discusses different categories of diuretic drugs, their mechanisms and sites of action in the kidney. It describes: 1) Osmotic diuretics like mannitol which work in the proximal convoluted tubule by increasing osmotic pressure and urine output. 2) Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors like acetazolamide which inhibit the enzyme carbonic anhydrase, decreasing sodium and bicarbonate reabsorption in the proximal convoluted tubule and increasing urine output. 3) Loop diuretics like furosemide which have
- Author
- Mohammad ismat
- Language
- EN