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- Title
Diuretic therapy: implications for nursing practice.
- Authors
Harvey, Sharon; Jordan, Sue
- Abstract
Diuretics relieve fluid overload by increasing the volume of urine passed and decreasing the volume of fluid in the body. The consequent challenges to fluid balance require careful observation if dehydration and therapeutic failure are to be avoided. As fluid is lost, so are electrolytes. The subsequent biochemical changes may have adverse effects on patients, however with careful medication monitoring, most of these effects can be detected and prevented.
- Publication
Nursing Standard, 2010, Vol 24, Issue 43, p40
- ISSN
0029-6570
- Publication type
Trade Publication
- DOI
10.7748/ns.24.43.40.s51