An osmotic diuretic used to reduce cerebral edema is:
A) Bumetanide
B) Prednisone
C) Mannitol
D) Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator

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Mannitol is used to reduce brain swelling (cerebral edema) in patients with intracranial hypertension. Cerebral edema can sometimes result in herniation of the brain through the foramen magnum, a complication that is usually fatal. Bumetanide is a loop diuretic. Prednisone is a corticosteroid. It can reduce tissue swelling, but it is not an osmotic diuretic. Recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, a fibrinolytic drug used to manage coronary thrombosis and ischemic stroke, sometimes causes bleeding in the brain and cerebral edema. It does not treat it.

An Osmotic Diuretic Used to Reduce Cerebral Edema Is