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Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Learning Center

High serum osmolality; High urine output, regardless of how many fluids you drink; Kidneys don't concentrate urine when the person is given ADH; Low urine osmolality;
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Date:April 14, 2008
NDI is one of four types of diabetes insipidus (DI). In all four types, the basic symptoms are extreme thirst and excessive urination. Depending on other symptoms and conditions present in the patient, it can often be easy for a physician to suspe...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
NDI is one of four types of diabetes insipidus (DI). In all four types, the basic symptoms are extreme thirst and excessive urination. Depending on other symptoms and conditions present in the patient, it can often be easy for a physician to suspe...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
During a physical examination, a health care provider studies a patient's body to determine the presence or absence of physical problems. A typical physical examination includes: Inspection (looking at the body; Palpation (feeling the body with ha...
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Date:February 23, 2009
The health status of populations and of individuals is assessed for many reasons. Assessing needs for care helps guide the allocation of resources— diagnostic assessments guide treatment, prognostic assessments contribute to planning, and assessin...
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This test measures the concentration of sodium in the blood.
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Date:November 15, 2009
A urine concentration test measures the ability of the kidneys to conserve or excrete water appropriately. See also: Urine osmolality test; Urine specific gravity.
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Date:August 7, 2009
The osmolality urine test the concentration of particles in urine. Osmolality (particles/kg water) and osmolarity (particles/liter of solution) are sometimes confused, but for dilute fluids such as urine they are essentially the same. A blood test...
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Date:August 7, 2009
Urine specific gravity is a laboratory test that measures the concentration of all chemical particles in the urine. See also: Urine concentration test; Urine osmolality; Urinalysis.
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Date:October 22, 2007
Urinalysis is the physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of urine. It involves a number of tests to detect and measure various compounds that pass through the urine.
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Date:March 14, 2009
Urinalysis is a diagnostic physical, chemical, and microscopic examination of a urine sample (specimen). Specimens can be obtained by normal emptying of the bladder (voiding) or by a hospital procedure called catheterization.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A urine dipstick is a colorimetric chemical assay that can be used to determine the pH, specific gravity, protein, glucose, ketone, bilirubin, urobilinogen, blood, leukocyte, and nitrite levels of an individual's urine. It consists of a reagent st...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
A urinalysis is a group of manual and/or automated qualitative and semi-quantitative tests performed on a urine sample. A routine urinalysis usually includes the following tests: color, transparency, specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, ketones...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery
A urinalysis is a group of manual and/or automated qualitative and semi-quantitative tests performed on a urine sample. A routine urinalysis usually includes the following tests: color, transparency, specific gravity, pH, protein, glucose, ketones...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
The urine specimen collection is a procedure used to obtain a sample of urine from a patient for diagnostic tests.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Urine typically contains epithelial cells shed from the urinary tract. Urine cytology evaluates this urinary sediment for the presence of cancerous cells from the lining of the urinary tract, and it is a convenient noninvasive technique for follow...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
Urinalysis is an important test used in diagnosing diseases of the genitourinary tract. Urine is examined for pH and specific gravity by chemical and direct microscopic methods. The presence and concentration of various chemicals such as proteins,...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
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