TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Diuretics A1 - Stringer, Janet L. PY - 2022 T2 - Basic Concepts in Pharmacology: What You Need to Know for Each Drug Class, 6e AB - This is a very good time for some review of renal physiology. Remember that the kidney filters the extracellular fluid and the renal nephrons precisely regulate the fluid volume of the body and its electrolyte content via processes of secretion and reabsorption. Disease states such as hypertension, heart failure, renal failure, nephrotic syndrome, and cirrhosis may disrupt this balance. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/18 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1187633452 ER -