Diagnosaurus
Polyuria
DDx
- Osmotic diuresis: diabetes mellitus, mannitol infusion, radiocontrast media, high-protein tube feeds
- Drugs: diuretics, lithium, caffeine
- Diabetes insipidus
- Hypercalcemia, eg, hyperparathyroidism
- Psychogenic polydipsia (eg, schizophrenia)
- Excess IV fluids
- Chronic renal failure (early)
- Diuretic phase of acute tubular necrosis (ATN)
- Hypokalemia
- Post-transurethral resection of the prostate
- Cushing’s syndrome
- Primary hyperaldosteronism
- Inability to concentrate urine: sickle cell trait or disease, chronic pyelonephritis, amyloidosis
- Anxiety
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Polyuria." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114301/all/Polyuria.
Zeiger RFR. Polyuria. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114301/all/Polyuria. Accessed December 3, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Polyuria. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114301/all/Polyuria
Zeiger RFR. Polyuria [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 December 03]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114301/all/Polyuria.
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