How Hypokalemia Causes Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus
Hypokalemia as well as hypercalcemia can cause nephrogenic di due to decreased expression of aquaporin 2 channels.
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. Causes of reversible nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. J am soc nephrol 1999. Check the full list of possible causes and conditions now.
Garofeanu cg weir m rosas arellano mp et al. It s stored in the pituitary gland. Diabetes insipidus is caused by problems related to a hormone called antidiuretic hormone or adh. Other causes of acquired nephrogenic diabetes insipidus include.
Possible causes include conn syndrome. Talk to our chatbot to narrow down your search. 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. Clinical presentation and follow up of 30 patients with congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus.
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