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(redirected from loop of Henle)

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Thiazide diuretics can be used to augment diuresis when administered 30 minutes before a loop diuretic by preventing the compensatory distal reabsorption of sodium when the loop of Henle has been blocked by a loop diuretic.
] -ATPase of the ascending loop of Henle, whereas furosemide acts throughout most of the entire nephron, although the ascending loop of Henle is still the primary site of action.
Bartter's syndrome is a rare autosomal recessive disorder resulting in an impairment of sodium reabsorption in the loop of Henle.
 
 
 
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