Home blood sodium monitoring, sliding-scale fluid prescription and subcutaneous DDAVP for infantile diabetes insipidus with impaired thirst mechanism

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Infants with diabetes insipidus (DI), especially those with impaired thirst mechanism or hypothalamic hyperphagia, are prone to severe sodium fluctuations, often requiring hospitalization. We aimed to avoid dangerous fluctuations in serum sodium and improve parental independence. ME...

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Autores principales: Hameed, Shihab, Mendoza-Cruz, Abel C, Neville, Kristen A, Woodhead, Helen J, Walker, Jan L, Verge, Charles F
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3441254/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22682315
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1687-9856-2012-18

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