A Patient Presents with a Urine Flow (V), of 12

question 7

Multiple Choice

A patient presents with a urine flow (V) , of 12 L/day. You find that plasma osmolality (P_OSM) is above normal and that plasma AVP levels are very low. Based on this information, and given the following choices, what is your best diagnosis for this patient?

• A) Hypothalamic (central) diabetes insipidus
• B) Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
• C) Diabetes mellitus
• D) Polydipsic diabetes insipidus
• E) Diabetes macula densa

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