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| characterized by a water imbalance r/t an increase in DH synthesis, ADH secretion or both |
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| The main symptoms of SIADH initially reflect the effects of dilutional hyponatremia and water retention |
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| weakness, muscle cramps, anorexia, nausea, diarrhea, irritability headache and weight gain without edema |
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| when measured simultaneously urine osmolality is much higher that that of the |
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| major characteristics of SIADH |
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| hyponatremia, hypochloremia, hypouricemia, reduced BUN and creatinine clearance, increased urine sodium and fluid volume without excess edema |
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| acutel ill pts are treated with hypertonic saline give very slowly over a |
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| a diuretic can be used only if the serum sodium is at least |
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| patients who cannot adhere to fluid restriction with high sodium intake may be given |
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| demeclocycline or lithium carbonate |
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| a class of drugs that induces water elimination while conserving sodium is the vasopressor receptor antagonist called |
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| tolvaptan, lixivaptan, satavaptan and conivaptan |
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| for SIADH the health history records the presence of |
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| anorexia, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, headache, irritability and muscle cramps and weakness |
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