Nephrology

Pituitary Disorders

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Do you interpret failure to develop hypernatremia with prolonged water deprivation (such as for 12 hours) as evidence against diabetes insipidus even if the urine osmolality is just below normal?

For a patient whose sodium remains 142 despite water deprivation from 8 pm to 8 am, with urine osm of about 500, is further testing needed?

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What is your approach to differentiating diabetes insipidus from primary polydipsia in the outpatient setting?

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