The value of urine specific gravity in detecting diabetes insipidus in a patient with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus: Urine specific gravity in differential diagnosis

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 21, Issue 11, 2006, Pages

  Akarsu, Ersin ^a   Buyukhatipoglu, Hakan ^a   Aktaran, Sebnem ^a   Geyik, Ramazan ^a  

^a GAZIANTEP UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Diabetes insipidus; Diabetes mellitus; Urine specific gravity

Indexed keywords

DESMOPRESSIN; INSULIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; RELATIVE DENSITY; URINE OSMOLALITY; WATER DEPRIVATION;

DIABETES INSIPIDUS; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; POLYURIA; SPECIFIC GRAVITY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 33749385765     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: 15251497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00454.x     Document Type: Article

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