Mannitol is an osmotic diuretic that is metabolically inert in humans and occurs naturally, as a sugar or sugar alcohol, in fruits and vegetables. Mannitol elevates blood plasma osmolality, resulting in enhanced flow of water from tissues, including the brain and cerebrospinal fluid, into interstitial fluid and plasma. As a result, cerebral edema, elevated i...
Used for the promotion of diuresis before irreversible renal failure becomes established, the reduction of intracranial pressure, the treatment of cerebral edema, and the promotion of urinary excretion of toxic substances.
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National Medical Research Center for Cardiology, Ministry of Health of Russian Federation Organization, Moscow, Russian Federation
Benha Univesity, Cairo, Egypt
August Krogh Building, Copenhagen, Denmark
University Hospital of Psychiatry Zurich, Zürich, ZH, Switzerland
Ningbo first hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang, China
Division and Department of Primary Care Medicine, Geneva University Hospitals, Geneva, Switzerland
Medicine Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
Syneos Health, Québec, Canada
Hamilton General Hospital, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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