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Pituitary and adrenal disorders
Diabetes insipidus
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Nursing
Undergraduate 1
01/31/2023

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characterized by excessive output of dilute urine
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Diabetes insipidus
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DI is classified as
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nephrogenic, neurogenic or dipsogenic
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inherited defect in which the renal tubules of the kidney do not respond to ADH, resulting in inadequate water reabsorption by the kidneys
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Nephrogenic DI
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in nephrogenic DI adh is produced in sufficient amounts but the ____ do not respond to it appropriately
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kidneys
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some cases of nephrogenic DI are caused by drugs like
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lithium carvonate (eskalith-CR), democlocycline (declomycin)
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lithium carvonate and democlocycline inhibits the kidneys response to
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ADH
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a defect in either the production or the secretion of ADH
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neurogenic DI
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neurogenic DI can result from
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hypothalamic tumors, head trauma, infection, surgical procedures or metastatic tumors originating in the lung or breast
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Neurogenic DI can also be triggered by
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CVA, aneurysm, intracranial hemorrhage
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a disorder of thirst stimulation
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Dipsogenic DI
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other factors that may be associated with dipsogenic DI
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habitual excessive water intake, and psychiatric conditions
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adh deficiency or an inability of the kidneys to respond to ADH results in the excretion of large volumes of very dilute urine
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polyuria
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electrolyte imbalances contribute to circulatory collapse by causing
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dysrythmias and impired contractility of the heart
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common signs and symptoms of DI are
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massive diuresis, dehydration and thirst
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the diagnosis DI is made primarily on the basis of
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health history, physical examination and laboratory findings
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the loss of free water is apparent in laboratory studies of
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blood and urine
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an initial diagnosis of DI is mad based on a 24-hour urine output greater than
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4L
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Pts with DI can excrete up to
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30 L perday
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For the water deprivation test, water is withheld for 8 to 16 hours during which the
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BP, weight and urine osmolality are measured each hour
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water deprivation test is stopped when
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osmolalities stabilize, the pt loses 5% of his or her body weight, or the pt develops orthostatic hypotension
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For management of DI ______ are often required to maintain adequate BP
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Intravenous fluid volume replacement
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the most common hormone replacement drug from neurogenic DI is
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desmopressin acetate
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The administration of ADH does not help with nephrogenic DI because the kidneys ____ respond to the hormones
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do not
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sodium intake may be restricted and _______ prescribed for nephrogenic DI
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thiazide diuretics
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drugs that may be used to treat DI
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chlorpropamide, clofibrate, carbamazepine, indomethacin
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