Central diabetes insipidus

A disorder characterized by excretion of large amounts of urine, accompanied by excessive thirst. Causes include deficiency of antidiuretic hormone or failure of the kidneys to respond to antidiuretic hormone. It may also be drug-related.

Disease Alternative Name

diabetes insipidus

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Dr. Rajan N. Iyer

Top Homeopathic Practitioner of January

ALL ABOUT DI EVEN A KID KNOWS WHAT IS DIABETES MELLITUS (DM) LETS SEE WHAT IS DIABETES INSIPIDUS (DI) A MISNOMER, NOTHING TO DO WITH DIABETES Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a rare condition that occurs when your kidneys UBNABLE to conserve ...See More

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Ilyas Baig

Undergraduate Student

30yr old female k/c/o central diabetes insepidus on ddavp (minirin) nasal spray once a day Due to uncontrolled DI endocrinologist increased dose to bid After one month of bid dose presents with repeated headache nausea, edema, inqbility to...See More

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Dr. Ila Jain

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A 26-year-old man presents with increased thirst, urinary frequency, and nocturia over the past several months. Physical examination is unremarkable. Twenty-four-hour urine osmolarity is < 300 mOsm/L. A fluid deprivation test does not resul...See More

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