Diabetes Insipidus

Diabetes Insipidus ( 30 Questions)

Which diagnostic test measures the concentration of electrolytes, such as sodium and potassium, in the blood and may reveal abnormalities related to fluid and electrolyte balance in diabetes insipidus?



Correct Answer: B

A serum electrolyte panel measures the concentration of various electrolytes in the blood and can reveal abnormalities related to fluid and electrolyte balance, which may be present in diabetes insipidus.

Incorrect choices:

a. This choice is incorrect. The glucose tolerance test is used to diagnose diabetes mellitus, not diabetes insipidus.

c. This choice is incorrect. The water deprivation test is used to diagnose diabetes insipidus and assess the ability of the kidneys to concentrate urine.

d. This choice is incorrect. The desmopressin stimulation test involves administering synthetic ADH to differentiate between central and nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.




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