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vasopressin in plasma
Indications:
- diagnosis & characterization of diabetes insipidus
- diagnosis of water intoxication
- adjunct in the diagnosis of SIADH
Reference interval:
- adults: <1.7 pg/mL
* level default is antigen level not activity level
* there does not seem to be a test that directly measures vasopressin activity
Method:
- radioimmunoassay
Specimen:
- draw specimen after 6 hours without food or water
- lavender top
- minimum volume: 1.2 mL
Decreases:
- central diabetes insidipus
Related
vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone, ADH)
Specific
provasopressin.C-terminal in serum/plasma
General
vasopressin in body fluid
References
- Mayo Clinic Laboratories: Arginine Vasopressin, Plasma
http://www.mayomedicallaboratories.com/test-catalog/print.php?unit_code=80344
- Arginine Vasopressin Hormone
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