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  2. Potassium chloride (medical use) - Wikipedia

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    Potassium chloride, also known as potassium salt, is used as a medication to treat and prevent low blood potassium. [2] Low blood potassium may occur due to vomiting, diarrhea, or certain medications. [3] The concentrated version should be diluted before use. [2] It is given by slow injection into a vein or by mouth. [4]

  3. Potassium chloride - Wikipedia

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    Potassium chloride (KCl, or potassium salt) is a metal halide salt composed of potassium and chlorine. It is odorless and has a white or colorless vitreous crystal appearance. The solid dissolves readily in water, and its solutions have a salt-like taste. Potassium chloride can be obtained from ancient dried lake deposits. [7]

  4. ATC code B05 - Wikipedia

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    ATC code B05 Blood substitutes and perfusion solutions is a therapeutic subgroup of the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System, a system of alphanumeric codes developed by the World Health Organization (WHO) for the classification of drugs and other medical products.

  5. Diuretic - Wikipedia

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    The thiazides and potassium-sparing diuretics are considered to be calcium-sparing diuretics. [6] The thiazides cause a net decrease in calcium lost in urine. [7] The potassium-sparing diuretics cause a net increase in calcium lost in urine, but the increase is much smaller than the increase associated with other diuretic classes. [7]

  6. Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre

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    The PASTIC consists of a database of full-text science and technology documents, publications of the Pakistan Journal of Computer and Information System (PJCIS) and secondary journals of abstracts which are available in ten academic disciplines, in addition to serving as a database of patents, bibliographic information, compilation of Union ...

  7. Numerous factors can cause kidney disease. Here are the most ...

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    Kidneys are important for regulating blood pressure and filtering waste products from the bloodstream; managing urine excretion to prevent dehydration; and regulating levels of electrolytes and ...

  8. Kaliuresis - Wikipedia

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    Kaliuresis (/ ˌ k eɪ l i j ʊəˈr iː s ɪ s, ˌ k æ l i-/) or kaluresis (/ ˌ k eɪ l (j) ʊəˈr iː s ɪ s, ˌ k æ l-/) is the condition of excreting potassium in the urine. Thiazide diuretics are used to treat patients with heart failure. Their goal is to decrease the amount of salt (sodium chloride) in the body by decreasing the ...

  9. Amiloride - Wikipedia

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    The drug was discovered as part of a screening process of chemicals that reversed the effects of mineralocorticoids in vivo. [27] Amiloride was the only drug in the screen that was capable of causing the excretion of sodium (natriuresis) without a concomitant urinary excretion of potassium (kaliuresis). [27]