Summary
Differentials
Common
- Central diabetes insipidus
- Hyperosmolar hyperglycaemic state (HHS)
- Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
- Severe diarrhoea
- Vomiting
- Limited access to water
Uncommon
- Primary hypodipsia
- Cushing syndrome
- Primary aldosteronism
- Post-obstructive diuresis
- Laxative and bowel cleansing agent use
- Enteric fistulae
- Diuretics
- Heat exposure
- Exercise
- Fever
- Severe burns
- Inadequate breastfeeding of infants
- Salt ingestion
- High-protein diet
- Use of intravenous sodium chloride
- Use of intravenous sodium bicarbonate
- Enteral feeding
Contributors
Authors
Associate Professor of Medicine
University of Florida
College of Medicine Jacksonville
Jacksonville
FL
Disclosures
GM declares that she has no competing interests.
Peer reviewers
Consultant and Senior Lecturer in Endocrinology
Endocrine Unit
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle
UK
Disclosures
RQ declares that he has no competing interests.
PhD Biochemist
Department of Microbiology
Medical School
Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Thessaloniki
Greece
Disclosures
DC declares that he has no competing interests.
Associate Professor of Pediatrics
Division of Nephrology
Department of Pediatrics
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
PA
Disclosures
MLM declares that he has no competing interests.
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