DIABETES INSIPIDUS

Course overview

DIABETES INSIPIDUS (DI) IS A DISEASE PROCESS THAT RESULTS IN EITHER DECREASED RELEASE OF ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE (ADH, ALSO KNOWN AS VASOPRESSIN OR AVP) OR DECREASED RESPONSE TO ADH, CAUSING ELECTROLYTE IMBALANCES. THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF DIABETES INSIPIDUS, CENTRAL AND NEPHROGENIC, AND EACH HAS CONGENITAL AND ACQUIRED CAUSES. DIABETES INSIPIDUS IS CAUSED BY A PROBLEM WITH VASOPRESSIN PRODUCTION IN THE PITUITARY GLAND (CENTRAL) OR THE ACTION OF VASOPRESSIN IN THE KIDNEYS (NEPHROGENIC). BASED ON THE SITE OF ITS PATHOLOGY, IT CAN BE DIVIDED INTO CENTRAL DIABETES INSIPIDUS (CDI) AND NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS (NDI). THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES INSIPIDUS AND THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING, DIAGNOSING, AND MANAGING THIS CONDITION.