Definition: Agents that inhibit SODIUM-POTASSIUM-CHLORIDE SYMPORTERS which are concentrated in the thick ascending limb at the junction of the LOOP OF HENLE and KIDNEY TUBULES, DISTAL. They act as DIURETICS. Excess use is associated with HYPOKALEMIA and HYPERGLYCEMIA.
coordinate with DIURETICS if pertinent
Other names Symporter Inhibitors, Na-K-CL; Na K CL Symporter Inhibitors; Inhibitors, Na-K-CL Symporter; Diuretics, Loop; Diuretics, High Ceiling; Ceiling Diuretics, High; Bumetanide Sensitive Na K Cl Transporter Inhibitor; Sodium Potassium Chloride Cotransporter Inhibitors; Na-K-CL Symporter Inhibitors; Loop Diuretics; High Ceiling Diuretics; Bumetanide Sensitive Na-K-Cl-Transporter Inhibitor