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  2. Mannitol - Wikipedia

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    Mannitol is a type of sugar alcohol used as a sweetener and medication. [5] [6] ... Mannitol is contraindicated in people with anuria, severe hypovolemia, ...

  3. Anuria - Wikipedia

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    Mannitol is a medicine that is used to increase the amount of water removed from the blood and thus improve the blood flow to the kidneys. However, mannitol is contraindicated in anuria secondary to renal disease, severe dehydration, intracranial bleeding (except during craniotomy), severe pulmonary congestion, or pulmonary edema.

  4. Osmotic diuretic - Wikipedia

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    Such agents can be used to reduce intracranial pressure and to promote prompt removal of renal toxins. The prototypical osmotic diuretic is mannitol. [5] Mannitol lowers the intra cranial pressure through two effects in the brain. The first, rheological effect, reduces blood viscosity, and promotes plasma expansion and cerebral oxygen delivery.

  5. Potassium-sparing diuretic - Wikipedia

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    Structural formula of the potassium-sparing diuretics. Click to enlarge. Potassium-sparing diuretics or antikaliuretics [1] refer to drugs that cause diuresis without causing potassium loss in the urine. [2]

  6. Contraindication - Wikipedia

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    Absolute contraindications are contraindications for which there are no reasonable circumstances for undertaking a course of action (that is, overriding the prohibition). For example: For example: Children and teenagers with viral infections should not be given aspirin because of the risk of Reye syndrome .

  7. Carbonic anhydrase inhibitor - Wikipedia

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    Acetazolamide is an inhibitor of carbonic anhydrase.It is used for glaucoma, epilepsy (rarely), idiopathic intracranial hypertension, and altitude sickness. For the reduction of intraocular pressure (IOP), acetazolamide inactivates carbonic anhydrase and interferes with the sodium pump, which decreases aqueous humor formation and thus lowers IOP.

  8. Hysteroscopy - Wikipedia

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    Mannitol 5% has a diuretic effect and can also cause hypotension and circulatory collapse. The mannitol/sorbitol mixture (Purisol) should be avoided in patients with fructose malabsorption . When fluids are used to distend the cavity, care should be taken to record its use (inflow and outflow) to prevent fluid overload and intoxication of the ...

  9. Mannomustine - Wikipedia

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    Mannomustine , also known as mannitol nitrogen mustard, tradename Degranol is an old alkylating antineoplastic agent from the group of nitrogen mustards. It was first synthesized and characterized in 1957 by Vargha et al. [ 1 ]