"Diuretics, Osmotic" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Compounds that increase urine volume by increasing the amount of osmotically active solute in the urine. Osmotic diuretics also increase the osmolarity of plasma.
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D004234
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D27.505.696.560.500.453
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| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Diuretics, Osmotic" by people in Profiles.
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Mc Causland FR, Prior LM, Heher E, Waikar SS. Preservation of blood pressure stability with hypertonic mannitol during hemodialysis initiation. Am J Nephrol. 2012; 36(2):168-74.
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Josephson L. Management of increased intracranial pressure: a primer for the non-neuro critical care nurse. Dimens Crit Care Nurs. 2004 Sep-Oct; 23(5):194-207.