title: Side effects of diuretics.
abstract: Diuretics are amongst the most widely used drugs. Fortunately enough, there are rather few clinically relevant side effects. The following side effects are discussed in this paper: disturbances of electrolyte, acid-base- and water balance, metabolic changes (uric-acid, carbohydrate-metabolism, lipid metabolism), unspecific side effects and drug interactions. Finally the prevention of side reactions of diuretics is briefly mentioned.
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000097:blood; D050260:Carbohydrate Metabolism; D004232:Diuretics / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006801:Humans; D007008:Hypokalemia / Q000209:etiology; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D014527:Uric Acid / Q000097:blood; D014883:Water-Electrolyte Imbalance / Q000209:etiology
chemical_list: D004232:Diuretics; D014527:Uric Acid; D002118:Calcium