Mapping diuretics uses & side effects.
By Phartoonz
Updated
Diuretics are urine producing products, actually by force. The following image is an excellent map for grouping the different categories of diuretics with their uses and side effects.
Major diuretics groups :
- Loop diuretics.
- Thiazide diuretics.
- K sparing.
- Carbonic Anhydrase inhibitors.
- Osmotic diuretics.
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