The Diagnosis and Management of Diabetes Insipidus During Medical Emergencies

Dental practitioners need to have knowledge of the risk assessment, diagnosis and management of medical emergencies. This paper deals with risk assessment and basic management principles, applicable to all emergencies. More specific aspects of medical emergency management are also discussed.

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A Rare Case of Severe Headache and Sudden-Onset Diabetes Insipidus During Pregnancy: Differential Diagnosis and Management of Lymphocytic Hypophysitis

AACE Clinical Case Reports ◽

10.4158/ep14590.cr ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 2 (1) ◽

pp. e30-e35

Author(s):

Ji Wei Yang ◽

Barbara Duda ◽

Bi Lan Wo ◽

Marie-Josée Bédard ◽

Hélène B. Lavoie ◽

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Keyword(s):

Differential Diagnosis ◽

Diabetes Insipidus ◽

Rare Case ◽

Sudden Onset ◽

Severe Headache ◽

Lymphocytic Hypophysitis ◽

Diagnosis And Management ◽

Onset Diabetes

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Langerhan's cell histiocytosis in the sphenoid sinus: a case of diabetes insipidus

The Journal of Laryngology & Otology ◽

10.1017/s0022215100110370 ◽

1989 ◽

Vol 103 (9) ◽

pp. 877-879 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

S. S. M. Hussain ◽

R. D. Simpson ◽

D. McCormick ◽

C. I. Johnstone

Keyword(s):

Pituitary Gland ◽

Diabetes Insipidus ◽

Sphenoid Sinus ◽

Rare Condition ◽

Diagnosis And Management

AbstractWe present a case of diabetes insipidus in a young man caused by Langerhan's cell histiocytosis of the sphenoid sinus with involvement of the pituitary gland. Diagnosis and management of this rare condition is discussed, along with a brief view of the literature.

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Vasopressin and disorders of water balance: the physiology and pathophysiology of vasopressin

Annals of Clinical Biochemistry International Journal of Laboratory Medicine ◽

10.1258/000456307781646030 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 44 (5) ◽

pp. 417-431 ◽

Cited By ~ 52

Author(s):

S G Ball

Keyword(s):

Clinical Practice ◽

Water Balance ◽

Diabetes Insipidus ◽

Diagnostic Testing ◽

Laboratory Medicine ◽

Comprehensive Assessment ◽

Renal Effects ◽

Diagnosis And Management

Disorders of water balance are a common feature of clinical practice. An understanding of the physiology and pathophysiology of the key endocrine regulator of water balance vasopressin (VP) is key to diagnosis and management of these disorders. Diabetes insipidus is the result of a lack of VP or (less commonly) resistance to the renal effects of the hormone. Diagnostic testing can clarify aetiology and direct appropriate management. VP production can be associated with hyponatraemia. A comprehensive assessment of cardiovascular status and pharmacological influences are needed in these circumstances to differentiate between primary (inappropriate) and secondary (appropriate) physiological VP production. As with diabetes insipidus, diagnostic testing can help define the aetiology of hyponatraemia and direct appropriate management. Patients with disorders of water balance benefit from a joint clinical and laboratory medicine approach to diagnosis and management.

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