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1
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What is diabetes insipidus?

A

Deficiency of vasopressin (ADH) or insensitivity at the kidneys

2
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What are causes of cranial diabetes insipidus?

A
  • Idiopathic
  • Congenital - DIDMOAD
  • Tumour - craniopharyngioma, mets, pituitary tumour
  • Trauma
  • Autoimmune hypophysitis
  • Infiltration - histiocytosis, sarcoidosis
  • Vascular - haemorrhage
3
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What are nephrogenic causes of diabetes insipidus?

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  • Inherited
  • Metabolic - hypokalaemia, hypercalcaemia
  • Drugs - lithium
  • CKD/Renal tubular acidosis
  • Post-obstructive uropathy
7
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What are features of diabetes insipidus?

A
  • Polyuria
  • Polydipsia
  • Dehydration
  • Symptoms of hypernatraemia
  • Symptoms of hypokalaemia
8
Q

How much fluid will individuals with diabetes insipidus produce per day?

A

10-15L

9
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What investigations would you do if you suspected diabetes insipidus?

A
  • Bedside - urine dipstick, cap glucose
  • Bloods - U+E’s, Glucose, Ca2+, serum osmolality
  • Imaging - MRI - cranial cause
  • Other - Urine:plasma osmolality, Water Deprivation test
10
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What is involved in the water deprivation test used to diagnose diabetes insipidus?

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  • Fasting and no fluids from 07:30 hours
  • Monitor serum and urine osmolality, urine volume and weight hourly for up to 8 hours.
  • Abandon fluid deprivation if weight loss >3% occurs.
  • If serum osmolality >300 mOsm/kg and/or urine osmolality <600 mOsm/kg give desmopressin 2 µg i.m. at end of test - this is used to distinguish cranial from nephrogenic DI
11
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What might you find on water deprivation test in someone with DI?

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Serum osmolality rises above normal without adequate concentration of urine osmolality (i.e. serum osmolality >300 mOsm/kg; urine osmolality <600 mOsm/kg).

12
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How would you manage someone with diabetes insipidus?

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  • Treat the cause - usually sorts out nephrogenic DI
  • Desmopressin - Cranial DI
13
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What urine:plasma osmolality is indicative of Diabetes insipidus?

A

<2 is indicative of DI

14
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What might you find on investigation of U+Es in someone with DI?

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  • Hypernatraemia
  • Hypokalaemia
15
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On water deprivation testing, what would indicate primary polydipsia as a cause of polyuria?

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Urine concentrates, but less than normal, e.g. >400-600mOsmol/kg.

16
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On water deprivation testing, what would indicate cranial DI as a cause of polyuria?

A

Response to desmopressin - Urine osmolality increases to >600mOsmol/kg after desmopressin (if equivocal an extended water deprivation test may be tried – no drinking from 18:00 the night before).

17
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On water deprivation testing, what would indicate nephrogenic DI as a cause of polyuria?

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No increase in urine osmolality after desmopressin - remains low