title: Diuretics.
abstract: Diuretics are a mainstay of modern medical therapy. Their effects on electrolyte excretion can largely be predicted from knowledge of their sites of action along the renal tubule. This article examines the role of diuretics in cardiac and noncardiac disease.
authors.affiliation: Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Levine
mesh_terms: D004232:Diuretics / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007684:Kidney Tubules / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics