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Cerebral Salt Wasting / Diabetes Insipidus / SIADH
last updated: January 6, 2017
Orlando Debesa
Cerebral Salt Wasting (CSW)
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mechanism: excess secretion of sodium and water
Diabetes Insipidus (DI)
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mechanism: free water loss from decreased ADH (vasopressin)
Symptom of Inappropriate AntiDiuretic Hormone (SIADH)
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mechanism: water retention due to elevated ADH (vasopressin)
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