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Water Deprivation Test - Differential Diagnosis of Diabetes Insipidus (DI)
Concept of WDT: endogenous vasopressin secretion is
Diagnosis of Diabetes Insipidus ... (DI) Concept of ... capacity #Diabetes #Insipidus ... #DI #Water #Deprivation
Hypernatremia Differential Diagnosis Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus Workup

Step #1 - Consider the history
Step #2 - Assess
Algorithm - Diabetes Insipidus ... Sodium #nephrology #insipidus ... #DI
Diabetes Insipidus vs Syndrome of Inappropriate ADH (SIADH) - Comparison Table

Diabetes Insipidus - Inadequate ADH
SIADH -
Diabetes Insipidus ... Table Diabetes Insipidus ... #Diabetes #Insipidus ... Pathophysiology #Signs #Symptoms
Central vs Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus - Desmopressin Challenge
Give desmopressin (intranasal, SQ, IV) and monitor UOsm every
Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus ... Nephrogenic #Diabetes #Insipidus ... #DI #Desmopressin
Two-step Copeptin algorithm for differential diagnosis of Diabetes Insipidus (DI)

Baseline Copeptin < 21.4 pmol/L:
 • Arginine-stimulated
diagnosis of Diabetes Insipidus ... (DI) Baseline ... partial Central DI ... #Diabetes #Insipidus ... #DI #algorithm
Causes of Polyuria - Differential Diagnosis
Excess Intake of Water:
 • Primary polydipsia (a.k.a. "psychogenic polydipsia")
 •
Diabetes Insipidus ... • Nephrogenic DI
CLINICAL MANIFESTATIONS 
OF ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY. 

Primary and secondary adrenal insufficiency:
 - Tiredness, weakness, mental depression
nervous system symptoms ... Headache, visual symptoms ... - Diabetes insipidus ... Insufficiency #Signs #Symptoms
#visualabstract #nephrology #copeptin #diabetesinsipidus #NEJM
A Copeptin based approach to diagnose Diabetes insipidus
diagnose Diabetes insipidus
Causes of Hypernatremia - Differential Diagnosis
Inadequate water intake:
 • Lack of access to water
Extrarenal hypotonic fluid
Central diabetes insipidus ... Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus

Central or neurogenic diabetes insipidus:
 - Congenital - Structural malformations affecting the hypothalamus
Classification of Diabetes Insipidus ... neurogenic diabetes insipidus ... Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus ... dipsogenic diabetes insipidus ... #Diabetes #Insipidus