Diuretics Demystified
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Which factor is common to all diuretics?

  • Transport of solute across epithelial cells
  • Increase in urine flow rate (correct)
  • Inhibition of sodium ion reabsorption
  • Increase in renal sodium excretion
  • Which term is used to describe the increase in renal sodium excretion caused by diuretics?

  • Osmotic force
  • Natriuresis (correct)
  • Diuresis
  • Saliuretic effect
  • Which proteins do diuretics target and block?

  • Apical membrane integral proteins
  • Highly specialized proteins
  • Epithelial proteins involved in solute transport (correct)
  • Basolateral membrane integral proteins
  • Which type of diuretic works by inhibiting sodium ion reabsorption?

    <p>All diuretics</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which term is used to describe diuretics based on their structure?

    <p>Thiazide diuretics</p> Signup and view all the answers

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