Question

A 60-year-old male presents with polyuria and polydipsia. His lab results show high serum osmolality and inappropriately low urine osmolality, which corrects with desmopressin. Which form of diabetes insipidus is this?

Accepted Answer

Cranial diabetes insipidus

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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

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Primary polydipsia

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Psychogenic polydipsia

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Gestational diabetes insipidus

Practice question

A 60-year-old male presents with polyuria and polydipsia. His lab results show high serum osmolality and inappropriately low urine osmolality, which corrects with desmopressin. Which form of diabetes insipidus is this?