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Selection of AVP-shortage patients as candidates for low-dose oral desmopressin administration
2020-09-14
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<h4>Introduction</h4> Diabetes insipidus (DI) is characterized by the excretion of large volumes of hypotonic urine and thirst due to an impaired ability to concentrate urine, leading to uncontrolled diuresis, which may cause life-threatening dehydration and electrolyte imbalances. Central DI is caused by the deficient secretion of the posterior pituitary antidiuretic hormone arginine vasopressin (AVP). Desmopress...
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- cc2e2bf6-ba46-5983-bdda-839341cd162f
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- 10.1101/2020.09.12.20188763