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. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE ETIOLOGY, PRESENTATION, EVALUATION, AND MANAGEMENT OF DIABETES INSIPIDUS AND REVIEWS THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM'S ROLE IN EVALUATING, DIAGNOSING, AND MANAGING THE CONDITION.