Woman with polyuria and polydipsia

A pregnant woman with de novo polyuria-polydipsia and elevated liver enzymes.

A 32-year-old black woman, gravida 1, para 0, was admitted in our hospital in her 29th week of a gemellar pregnancy because of the risk of preterm delivery and suspicion of pre-eclampsia. The patient’s pregnancy had been uneventful until her hospitalization and no previous history of gestational diabetes or hypertension was elicited. The patient’s past medical history was unremarkable. Weight g...

Clinical Approach to Polyuria/Polydipsia

Case 1 Signalment 12 year-old, castrated male mixed breed dog History Polyuria/polydipsia past few weeks; having accidents in the house. Lives in Alabama. Mainly indoors. Up-to-date on vaccines and heartworm preventive. No travel history Physical examination Obese Laboratory data Complete CBC, profile, urinalysis done. Abnormalities were: Calcium (mEq/L) 11.8 (9.0-11.2); urine specific gravity ...

Polyuria and polydipsia and disturbed vasopressin release in 2 dogs with secondary polycythemia.

In dogs, secondary polycythemia (SP) may be associated with polyuria and polydipsia (PU/PD). The pathogenesis of this PU/PD has not yet been explained. We hypothesized that hyperviscosity and increased blood volume in SP might affect vasopressin (VP) release, resulting in PU/PD. This hypothesis was tested in 2 dogs with SP caused by renal neoplasia and PU/PD. Osmoregulation of VP release was st...

Lithium Orotate, Carbonate and Chloride: Pharmacokinetics, Polydipsia and Polyuria in Rats

I The pharmacokinetics of the lithium ion administered as lithium orotate were studied in rats. Parallel studies were carried out with lithium carbonate and lithium chloride. 2 No differences in the uptake, distribution and excretion of the lithium ion were observed between lithium orotate, lithium carbonate and lithium chloride after single intraperitoneal, subcutaneous or intragastric injecti...

A 16-Year-Old Girl with Polyuria, Polydipsia, and a New-Onset Rash Around Her Elbows and Knees.