Principles of Therapeutics

Mechanisms of action, use, and adverse effects of drugs for treatment of disorders of the renal and urinary system

• Diuretics, antidiuretic drugs
• Drugs and fluids
  
  used to treat volume, electrolyte, and acid-base disorders
• Drugs used to enhance renal perfusion (eg, dopamine)
• Anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial, immunosuppressive, and antineoplastic drugs
• Drugs used to treat lower urinary tract system (eg, incontinence, bladder function, benign prostatic hyperplasia)

Other therapeutic modalities (eg, dialysis, renal transplantation)

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