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When a patient with diabetes insipidus is treated successfully with antidiuretic hormone the A. Urinary flow rate should fall by about 50 per cent.B. Urinary output should be reduced to around 5 ml/minute C. Urinary osmolality should rise to between 100 and 200 mosmol/litre. D. Salt intake should be carefully regulated. E. Blood pressure should stabilize within the normal range. |
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Answer» A. False Typically it will be reduced by about 80 per cent. B. False It should fall to the normal value of about 1 ml/minute. C. False It should rise to about 600–900 mosmol/litre, 2–3 times normal plasma osmolality (300 mosmol/litre). D. False ADH does not interfere with salt regulation. E. True Due to greater stability of the body fluids. |
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