Water Balance and ADH MCQ — NEET PG Practice Question | NEETPGAI
Water Balance and ADH
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heart-pulse Physiology
A 45-year-old woman with a history of chronic diarrhoea and dehydration presents with polyuria (8 L/day) and polydipsia. Serum Na⁺ is 152 mEq/L, serum osmolality 310 mOsm/kg, and urine osmolality 200 mOsm/kg (inappropriately dilute). After a water deprivation test, urine osmolality does not increase above 210 mOsm/kg even after desmopressin administration. What is the most appropriate next step in management?
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