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diuresis
(redirected from Osmotic diuresis)

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diuresis [‚dī·yu̇′rē·səs]
(medicine)
Increased excretion of urine.


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This is a classic presentation of an osmotic diuresis secondary to urea.
The decrease in the rate of NMC in diabetic patients could be due to a decrease in ATPase activity, poor stimulation (due to neuropathy), osmotic diuresis (with its loss of water and electrolytes), and altered carbohydrate metabolism.
Abstract: A stable, polymerized hemoglobin product has been formulated that overcomes the three traditional hurdles of hemoglobin-based blood substitutes: nephrotoxicity, osmotic diuresis, and blood-borne pathogens.
 
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