Diabetes Insipidus - Central
Alternate Names : Central Diabetes Insipidus
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Diagnosis & Tests
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Urinalysis
- Low urine salt concentration
- Urine output greater than 3 liters a day
- Water restriction test: while the patient is hospitalized, urine volume and ability of the kidney to concentrate urine is evaluated every hour; plasma sodium concentration is evaluated every two hours
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MRI of the head, revealing an abnormality in or near the pituitary gland
- Blood serum sodium/salt concentration may be high if the condition is untreated
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