Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

Overdose of desmopressin can cause _____

Hint: what electrolyte abnormality?

_____ is the main differential for diabetes insipidus. It is due to excess fluid consumption often associated with psychiatric disorders

_____ serum sodium/serum osmolality is more likely to be Diabetes insipidus

Hint: High/Low

The sympathoadrenal physiological response to hypoglycaemia is the release of _____

Diagnosis of diabetes insipidus involves a _____ to differentiate between primary polydipsia and diabetes insipidus, followed by administration of desmopressin to differentiate between cranial and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

low urine osmolality _____ improve following administration of desmopressin in patients with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Hint: does/n't

_____ is due to chronic hyperglycaemia causing glycation of axon proteins

Hypoglycaemia in diabetics is nearly always due to medications or _____

_____ diabetes insipidus can be caused by medications such as: lithium or demeclocycline

Renal failure in diabetics can cause _____ due to decreased clearance of insulin