Endocrinology & Diabetes — Flashcards

In diabetes insipidus, the water deprivation test fails to _____ urine osmolality

_____ is due to chronic hyperglycaemia causing glycation of axon proteins

Hypoglycaemia in diabetics is nearly always due to medications or _____

low urine osmolality _____ improve following administration of desmopressin in patients with nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Hint: does/n't

50% of patients with diabetic neuropathy are _____ at diagnosis

Diabetic neuropathy typically affects _____ first due to length of sensory neurons

_____ diabetes insipidus can be caused by medications such as: lithium or demeclocycline

_____ is a condition where blood glucose is <4 mmol/L

_____ diabetes insipidus can be caused by electrolyte disturbances such as: hypercalcaemia or hypokalaemia

Overdose of desmopressin can cause _____

Hint: what electrolyte abnormality?