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1. Using oxygen as diuretic

   vigilante86 replied to daisy2daisy's topic in MICU, SICU

   I totally agree that oxygen itself isnt considered a diuretic but it does have an indirect diuretic effect. If someone were to implement that as a means to stimulate an increase in urine output it...

2. Using oxygen as diuretic

   vigilante86 replied to daisy2daisy's topic in MICU, SICU

   Oxygen is actually a vasodilator, not constrictor, which makes sense because it would increase renal perfusion. Hypertension decreases renal perfusion. In patients with CHF it's used because it...