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osmotic diuresis
Etiology:
- osmotic diuretic
- uremia
- hyperglycemia
Laboratory:
- basic metabolic panel
- serum sodium: hypernatremia due to loss of electrolyte-free water
- glucose in urine*
- urea in urine*
* 2 major non-electrolytes found in urine are urea & glucose
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osmotic diuretic
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diuresis
References
- Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 18,
American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2018
- Lindner G, Schwarz C, Funk GC.
Osmotic diuresis due to urea as the cause of hypernatraemia in
critically ill patients.
Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2012 Mar;27(3):962-7.
PMID: 21810766 Free Article