It depends on the diuretics... Many diuretics are actually also vasodilators, which decreases the total peripheral resistance to blood flow.... I.e the blood gets a bigger tube to flow through so can flow easier and is under less pressure as a result.
Furosemide is a loop diuretic.... This reduces the fluid load on your heart... Good for people who have heart muscle damage/ heart failure. Less fluid load reduces the fill volume of the heart, preventing over stretching of the heart muscle. This enables the heart to pump more effectively under a lower fluid load.
Bendrofluazide / bendroflumethiazide - is a vasodilator, and a mild diuretic.
Spironolactone enhances the effect of furosemide, but also has anti aldosterone effects. Aldosterone is a hormone which encourages sodium retention.... By decreasing the effect of aldosterone you decrease sodium and fluid retention.
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by forced diuresis and there by decreasing the intravascular fluid overload.
It depends on the diuretics... Many diuretics are actually also vasodilators, which decreases the total peripheral resistance to blood flow.... I.e the blood gets a bigger tube to flow through so can flow easier and is under less pressure as a result.
Furosemide is a loop diuretic.... This reduces the fluid load on your heart... Good for people who have heart muscle damage/ heart failure. Less fluid load reduces the fill volume of the heart, preventing over stretching of the heart muscle. This enables the heart to pump more effectively under a lower fluid load.
Bendrofluazide / bendroflumethiazide - is a vasodilator, and a mild diuretic.
Spironolactone enhances the effect of furosemide, but also has anti aldosterone effects. Aldosterone is a hormone which encourages sodium retention.... By decreasing the effect of aldosterone you decrease sodium and fluid retention.