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diuresis
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diuresis [‚dī·yu̇′rē·səs]
(medicine)
Increased excretion of urine.
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1951) Water diuresis produced during recumbency by the intravenous infusion of isotonic saline solution.
Hemoglobin and hematocrit during an 8 day mountainbike race: a field ... by Wirnitzer, Katharina C.; Faulhaber, Martin / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
This information is most useful in two circumstances: 1) in cases of water loss secondary to an osmotic load (such as urea or glucose) and 2) in assessing free water losses following correction of hyponatremia in a case where a free water diuresis can ensure.
Dysnatremias: why are patients still dying? by Ayus, Juan Carlos / Southern Medical Journal
An excessive amount of water in the body is rare, but water diuresis can fail after trauma, including surgery and head injury, with inappropriate release of ADH or SIADH syndrome of insufficiency of antidiuretic hormone.
Geriatric nutrition by Nutrition & Dietetics: The Journal of the Dietitians Association of Australia
 
 
 
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