Diuretics in cardiac edema--1969

Abstract

New and powerful diuretics have made it possible for the physician to control cardiac edema in most patients. At the same time their potentially dangerous side effects make it mandatory for the physician to be knowledgeable and judicious in their use. The appreciation of a few simplified facts about cardiac edema and renal reabsorption of sodium makes the clinical pharmacology of the diuretics much easier to understand, remember and apply.