| Descriptor English: | Diuretics | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Diuréticos                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Diuréticos | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Diurétiques | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Diuretic Diuretic Effect Diuretic Effects Effect, Diuretic Effects, Diuretic  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        D27.505.696.560.500 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D004232 | ||||||
| Scope note: | Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function. | 
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| Annotation: | note entry term DIURETIC EFFECT: use only for the diuretic effect of a chemical substance | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AD                                                            administration & dosage AE adverse effects AG agonists AI antagonists & inhibitors AN analysis BL blood CF cerebrospinal fluid CH chemistry CL classification CS chemical synthesis EC economics HI history IM immunology IP isolation & purification ME metabolism PD pharmacology PK pharmacokinetics PO poisoning RE radiation effects SD supply & distribution ST standards TO toxicity TU therapeutic use UR urine  | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Carbonic Anhydrase Inhibitors
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| DeCS ID: | 4294 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D004232 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QV 160 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/05/31 | 
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                                        CHEMICALS AND DRUGS
 
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]Chemical Actions and Uses 
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                        Diuretics                                            
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                        Diuretic Effect                                            
                                        - Related but not broader or narrower                                        
                                                                
                                
                        
                        
                    
                    
                
                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0006624 | 
                                
| Scope note | Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function. | 
| Preferred term | Diuretics | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Diuretic                                                 | 
                                
| Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0556174 | 
                                
| Preferred term | Diuretic Effect | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Diuretic Effects                                                 Effect, Diuretic Effects, Diuretic  | 
                                
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