Etiology
Problem with what hormone that helps your kidneys balance the amount of fluid in your body.
What is Vasopressin?
This shows if your urine is too diluted, or watery.
What is a urinalysis?
What is intake and output?
Adequate intake of this will help replace urine losses.
What is fluids?
Patients may need to eat less of this.
What is salt and protein?
Can be caused by damage to this part of your brain.
What is the hypothalamus?
This measures sodium levels and the amount of certain substances in your blood.
What is a blood test?
You can give this via IV in order to keep the patient hydrated.
What is NS?
This class of medications can also help with treatment.
What is diuretics?
You may need to tell your patients to increase this.
What is their intake of fluids?
Four types of Diabetes Insipidus.
What is central, nephrogenic, dipsogenic, and gestational?
This test involves not drinking any liquids for several hours.
What is a water deprivation test?
You will need to monitor this daily using the same clothes, same scales, and at the same time.
What is a daily weight?
This med can be given PO, IV, or nasal spray and helps in the tx of diabetes insipidus.
What is desmopressin acetate?
Tell your patient to report this.
What is weight gain?
You make too much of this in diabetes insipidus.
This test looks at your hypothalamus and pituitary gland to see if there is any damage.
What is an MRI?
Your patient will need to be on these precautions.
What is fall precautions?
The patient will need to increase their intake of this to match what they lose with their urine.
What is electrolytes?
Tell your patient to avoid these two drinks.
What is coffee and tea?
This type of diabetes insipidus occurs when the mother's placenta makes too much of an enzyme that breaks down her vasopressin.
What is gestational?
During these tests, you are given an intravenous solution that stimulates your body to produce vasopressin.
What is a stimulation test?
You may need to give this hormone to your patient.
What is vasopressin or ADH?
This is the abbreviation for desmopressin.
What is DDAVP?
Tell the patient to get come back to the doctor to get this done every so often.
What is blood work?