Loop diuretics are potent drugs used to treat volume overload and acute renal failure and to ameliorate their associated complications. These agents act at the thick ascending limb of the loop of ...

[9,10] The main loop diuretics used in the United States are furosemide, bu-metanide, and torsemide. Thiazide diuretics, such as metolazone, are less potent than loop diuretics and are therefore ...