If a person takes a loop diuretic, for example furosemide, for a prolonged period of time, what effect will it have on the osmotic gradient in the renal medulla? Will this effect tend to increase or decrease urine output?

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. If a person takes a loop diuretic, for example furosemide, for a prolonged period of time, what effect
will it have on the osmotic gradient in the renal medulla? Will this effect tend to increase or decrease
urine output? 

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