Use of oral mannitol in the oedematous patient.
Oral mannitol 200 g. was given on 24 occasions to patients with intractable oedema (cardiac, renal, or hepatic) and produced a mean weight loss of 3 kg. The procedure was found to be a safe, rapid, and effective method of treating oedema, and it should be used when diuretic therapy proves ineffective, particularly in the presence of hyponatraemia.
D000284:Administration, Oral; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001835:Body Weight; D004232:Diuretics / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004487:Edema / Q000188:drug therapy*; D005260:Female; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D007010:Hyponatremia / Q000150:complications; D007676:Kidney Failure, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000188:drug therapy; D008297:Male; D008353:Mannitol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008875:Middle Aged
D004232:Diuretics; D008353:Mannitol