Diabetes Insipidus
Diabetes Insipidus ( 30 Questions)
Which diagnostic test measures the concentration of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) in the blood and is used to differentiate between central and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus?
This choice is incorrect. The glucose tolerance test is used to diagnose diabetes mellitus, not diabetes insipidus.
This choice is incorrect. A serum electrolyte panel provides information about electrolyte levels but is not specific to diabetes insipidus diagnosis.
This choice is incorrect. The water deprivation test, not the desmopressin stimulation test, is used to diagnose diabetes insipidus and assess the ability of the kidneys to concentrate urine.
The desmopressin stimulation test measures the response of the kidneys to synthetic ADH (desmopressin) and is used to differentiate between central and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
The desmopressin stimulation test measures the response of the kidneys to synthetic ADH (desmopressin) and is used to differentiate between central and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
Incorrect choices:
a. This choice is incorrect. The glucose tolerance test is used to diagnose diabetes mellitus, not diabetes insipidus.
b. This choice is incorrect. A serum electrolyte panel provides information about electrolyte levels but is not specific to diabetes insipidus diagnosis.
c. This choice is incorrect. The water deprivation test, not the desmopressin stimulation test, is used to diagnose diabetes insipidus and assess the ability of the kidneys to concentrate urine.