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The causes of SIADH are commonly grouped into categories including: central nervous system diseases that directly stimulate the hypothalamus to release ADH, various cancers that synthesize and secrete ectopic ADH, various lung diseases, numerous drugs (carbamazepine, cyclophosphamide, SSRIs) that may stimulate the release of ADH, vasopressin ...
The result is hyponatremia. Please correct the hyponatremia to hypernatremia. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Yama fakhri (talk • contribs) 21:36, 21 December 2009 (UTC) SIADH causes HYPOnatremia not HYPERnatremia, since the nephrons don't allow the loss of as much water as they should.
Hyponatremia, or low sodium levels, can cause symptoms such as nausea, headache, seizures, or even cause patients to become comatose. [8] Hypernatremia, or high sodium levels in the blood, can cause nausea, muscle weakness, altered mental status, or coma. [ 9 ]
Type A (essential hypernatremia syndrome) involves an increase of the level in which solvent molecules can pass through cell membranes (osmotic threshold) for vasopressin release and the activation of the feeling of thirst. This is the most characterized sub-type of adipsia, however there is no known cause for Type A adipsia.
Although hyponatremia is a fairly common condition, many patients have only mildly decreased blood sodium. Dr. Jeff Hersh explains the cause of hyponatremia, and how it should be treated Skip to ...
Mineralcorticoid excess due to a disease state such as Conn's syndrome usually does not lead to hypernatremia unless free water intake is restricted. Salt poisoning is the most common cause in children. [16] [17] It has also been seen in a number of adults with mental health problems. [11] Too much salt can also occur from drinking seawater or ...
This means that psychogenic polydipsia may lead to test results (e.g. in a water restriction test) consistent with diabetes insipidus or SIADH, leading to misdiagnosis. [14] Dry mouth is often a side effect of medications used in the treatment of some mental disorders, rather than being caused by the underlying condition. [15]
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