Management of diuretic treatment: A challenge in the obese patient

Scandinavian Journal of Urology and Nephrology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 220-222

  Lassen, Casper Kierulf ^a   Jespersen, Bente ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Acute renal failure; blood urea:creatinine ratio; congestion; diuretics; obesity

Indexed keywords

BENDROFLUMETHIAZIDE; CREATININE; FUROSEMIDE; METOPROLOL; PHOSPHATE; SODIUM; SPIRONOLACTONE; UREA;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AGED; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; CREATININE BLOOD LEVEL; CREATININE CLEARANCE; DIURETIC THERAPY; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DRUG OVERDOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; EDEMA; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; KIDNEY FUNCTION TEST; LOW DRUG DOSE; LUNG CONGESTION; MALE; OBESITY; PHOSPHATE BLOOD LEVEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SODIUM EXCRETION; UREA BLOOD LEVEL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY; AGED; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; COMORBIDITY; CREATININE; DIURETICS; FUROSEMIDE; HEART FAILURE; HUMANS; KIDNEY; MALE; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OBESITY; OVERDOSE; UREA;

EID: 79952772502     PISSN: 00365599     EISSN: 16512065     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00365599.2011.552435     Document Type: Article

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