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Dear Doctors: I’m 74 years old, and I was diagnosed with advanced congestive heart failure. I take a diuretic and a heart failure medication. With moderate cardio therapy and the medications, my thirst runs rampant in the evening. When I drink fluids, am I nullifying the intent of the diuretics?
Dear Reader: At the core of your question is the management of fluid balance.
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