Aldosterone antagonists, such as spironolactone or potassium canrenoate, are the preferred first-line diuretics in the management of patients with cirrhosis and ascites, because aldosterone is the ...

[10] The well-recognized hyperdynamic circulation in cirrhosis leads to a systematic ... The most common iatrogenic interventions are the use of diuretics in order to cope with ascites and fluid ...

RETENTION of sodium and water is an important factor in the formation of ascites in cirrhosis of the liver ... the urinary output by the use of diuretics. A number of patients with ascites ...

Diuretics can be prescribed to treat several conditions, such as high blood pressure, heart failure, liver cirrhosis, kidney ...

Ascites is the most common complication of liver cirrhosis, and it develops as a ... including dietary sodium restriction, diuretic therapy, repeated large-volume paracentesis with albumin ...