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Diuretics are drugs that increase urine output by interfering with sodium reabsorption in the kidneys. The major classes of diuretics act at different sites along the nephron. Loop diuretics are the most potent as they block sodium reabsorption in the loop of Henle. Thiazide diuretics act in the distal convoluted tubule while carbonic anhydrase inhibitors and potassium-sparing diuretics act in the collecting duct. Diuretics are used to treat conditions like heart failure, hypertension, and edema but can cau

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Amanuel Maru

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