ABSTRACT
She was treated with intravenous desmopressin, with a post-desmopressin urine osmolality of 397 mOsm/kg, suggesting an appropriate response and thus ruling out nephrogenic DI. B Introduction: b Diabetes insipidus (DI) is a syndrome with either inadequate secretion of, or renal unresponsiveness to, arginine vasopressin (AVP), resulting in hypotonic polyuria and polydypsia. Non-congenital forms of DI include central or nephrogenic DI, with central DI typically representing damage to the posterior pituitary. [Extracted from the article] Copyright of Critical Care Medicine is the property of Lippincott Williams & Wilkins and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full . (Copyright applies to all s.)