Match the type of diuretic with its description.
-Block the reabsorption of water and sodium back into the blood stream, but allow potassium to be reabsorbed

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Potassium-sparing diuretics are the only type of diuretic that block the reabsorption of water and sodium back into the bloodstream, but allow potassium to be reabsorbed. Loop diuretics block the reabsorption of sodium and water in the loop of Henle, Thiazide diuretics block the reabsorption of sodium and chloride in the distal convoluted tubule, and Osmotic diuretics increase urine output by increasing the concentration of solutes in the filtrate, which inhibits water reabsorption.

Match the Type of Diuretic with Its Description