HUMAN ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY-ACCESS(IAC)
HUMAN ANATOMY+PHYSIOLOGY-ACCESS(IAC)
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780134788784
Author: Marieb
Publisher: PEARSON
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Chapter 25, Problem 23RQ
Summary Introduction

Case Summary:

A 60-year-old woman, Mrs. Bigda, was suffering from alcoholic hepatitis. The patient is on a salt- and protein-restricted diet and diuretics are prescribed to manage her ascites (accumulated fluid in the peritoneal cavity).

  • Based on this case, determine mechanism of diuretics reduce this excess fluid.

  • Name and describe the mechanisms of action of three types of diuretics.

  • The reason behind her salt-restricted diet.

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