Potassium-sparing diuretic drugs act to "spare" potassium by keeping it in the blood and not letting it enter the tubules

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.


Answer: FALSE
These drugs help potassium be reabsorbed back into the blood at the proximal distal tubule and nephron loop.

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