How Hypokalemia Causes Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
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How hypokalemia causes nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Hypercalcaemia a condition where there s too much calcium in the blood high calcium levels can damage the kidneys hypokalemia a condition where there s not enough potassium in the blood all the cells in the body including kidney cells require potassium to function properly. Possible causes include conn syndrome. Hypokalemia nephrogenic diabetes insipidus symptom checker. Diabetes insipidus is caused by problems related to a hormone called antidiuretic hormone or adh.
Van lieburg af knoers nv monnens la. J am soc nephrol 1999. Talk to our chatbot to narrow down your search. Clinical presentation and follow up of 30 patients with congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
Hypokalemia as well as hypercalcemia can cause nephrogenic di due to decreased expression of aquaporin 2 channels. It s stored in the pituitary gland. One of the renal impairments caused by hypokalemia is a reduction in urinary concentrating ability and a lack of response to the antidiuretic hormone arginine vasopressin avp resulting in. Causes of reversible nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
Adh is produced in a part of the brain called the hypothalamus.