Diabetes Insipidus: Types, Diagnosis and Management
Jasmeen,
Phoebe Vitubisgho Nyirenda,
Navneet Khurana
et al.
Abstract:Diabetes insipidus (DI) is an acquired or hereditary water imbalance disorder characterized by polydipsia and polyuria. It is a condition that involves the excretion of dilute urine in large volumes. The illness can strike at any age, with males and females have identical rates of occurrence of the disease. The two main mechanisms responsible for diabetes insipidus are either insufficient release or production of ADH (antidiuretic hormone) from the hypothalamus (central diabetes insipidus) or ADH resistance in… Show more
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