particularly with arginine vasopressin (AVP)-receptor antagonists. Summary: Hyponatremia (generally defined as a serum sodium concentration of <135 meq/L) is one of the most common electrolyte ...

The reference standard (WR-C) was calculated using 24-h urine volume, 24-h urine osmolality, and serum osmolality (single morning venous sample). These observations of healthy, active young men ...

the minimum ratio observed by Jaenike and Waterhouse 11 after long-term vasopressin administration was 1.05. The fact that in this patient urine osmolality fell considerably below that of serum ...

As a proxy measure of hydration the researchers looked at serum ... elevated plasma vasopressin, sodium at the upper end of the normal range, low urine volume and high urine osmolality, with ...

Desmopressin acetate is a synthetic analogue of the natural hormone arginine vasopressin ... occurrence of an extreme decrease in serum sodium and plasma osmolality resulting in seizures, coma ...