here are 24 diuretic foods to consider adding to your ... The body seeks balance, drinking enough water helps to balance the osmotic pressure, meaning both intracellular and extracellular ...

Diabetic nephropathy (DN) and diabetic retinopathy (DR) are microvascular complications of diabetes. Microvascular endothelial cells are thought to be the major targets of hyperglycemic injury. In ...

1 Advanced Institute for Medical Sciences, Dalian Medical University, Dalian, China 2 Health Science Center, East China Normal University, Shanghai, China Water serves as the primary substance in all ...

Furosemide is the most widely prescribed loop diuretic in the setting of systolic heart failure (HF), yet torsemide has been shown to have less inter- and intra-individual variation in ...

Two mechanisms have been proposed as causes: syndrome of inappropriate anti-diuretic hormone and cerebral salt wasting. Physical examination and laboratory results can assist a clinician in ...

Health Canada gratefully acknowledges the contribution of the following people in reviewing chapters. Health Canada recognizes the particular efforts of Jean-Christophe Blachère PhD and Pierre ...

Introduction Thirst is one of the most bothersome symptoms experienced by intensive care unit (ICU) patients. Effective diagnosis and management of thirst in the ICU is essential, particularly as ...

Correspondence to: Dr A Durward Paediatric Intensive Care Unit, 9th floor, Guy’s Tower Block, Guy’s Hospital, St Thomas Street, London SE1 9RT, UK; adurwarddoctors.org.uk Intravenous fluid and ...

Correspondence to Dr Ben Christopher Reynolds, Department of Paediatric Nephrology, Great North Children's Hospital, Victoria Road, Newcastle-upon-Tyne NE1 4LP, UK; pinkdoc{at}doctors.org.uk Disorders ...