Oral: The initial dose in hypertension is ordinarily 10 mg once daily either alone or added to diuretic therapy.

In addition to being more rapid than diuretics, 4-5 liters of paracentesis is more successful in comparison to diuretic therapy.

In the absence of symptomatic hypotension intravenous nitroglycerin is often used in addition to diuretic therapy to improve congestive symptoms.

Seventeen patients had gross abdominal ascites requiring diuretic therapy and/or abdominal paracentesis.

Blood tests to check for low potassium levels (hypokalemia) are often done during diuretic therapy.

These can be used in patients undergoing diuretic therapy, since diuretics induce a natriuresis.

Exudative ascites generally does not respond to manipulation of the salt balance or diuretic therapy.

Basic therapy can lead to dramatic clinical improvements in patients with right heart failure by instituting diuretic therapy.

Heart failure (when treated with long-term diuretic therapy)

With the decline of renal function it is extremely important to monitor serum electrolytes closely, especially in those on diuretic therapy.