Your friend is wondering why his grandfather has recently been put on diuretics. You explain that diuretics are typically given to ____.

a.  improve urinary flow in patients with benign prostatic hypertrophy
b.  decrease pain associated with urinary tract infections
c.  reduce circulating fluid volume to help treat edema and hypertension
d.  decrease the build-up of uric acid


c.  reduce circulating fluid volume to help treat edema and hypertension

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