A Patient Presents with Polyuria and Extreme Thirst and Is

question 18

Multiple Choice

A patient presents with polyuria and extreme thirst and is given exogenous ADH.For which of the following conditions would this treatment be effective?

• A) Neurogenic diabetes insipidus
• B) Psychogenic diabetes insipidus
• C) Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
• D) SIADH

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Definitions:

Ganglion Cells

Type of neurons located in the retina that receive visual information from photoreceptors via intermediate bipolar cells and transmit it to the brain.

Bipolar Cells

Neurons located in the middle layer of the retina that play a crucial role in transmitting visual information from the photoreceptors to the ganglion cells.

Feature Detectors

Nerve cells in the brain’s visual cortex that respond to specific features of the stimulus, such as shape, angle, or movement.

Optic Nerve

The nerve that carries neural impulses from the eye to the brain.