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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The review by Deißler et al. on the methods for the diagnosis of dehydration in older adults >65 years concluded that using serum osmolality, serum Na concentration, sonography of the inferior ...

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 ...