Polyuria, the Glossary

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1. 54 relations: Aldosterone, Angiotensin, Antidiuretic, Atrial fibrillation, Blood, Caffeine, Central diabetes insipidus, Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome, Childbirth, Corticosteroid, Diabetes, Diabetes insipidus, Disease, Diuresis, Diuretic, Drinking, Endocrinology, Ethanol, Fanconi syndrome, Frequent urination, Glycosuria, Heart failure, Hypercalcaemia, Hyperglycemia, Hyperparathyroidism, Hyperthyroidism, Hypokalemia, Hypopituitarism, Interstitial cystitis, Iron overload, Lithium (medication), Migraine, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, Nephrology, Nephronophthisis, Organisms at high altitude, Pheochromocytoma, Pituitary gland, Polydipsia, Polyuria, Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, Primary aldosteronism, Primary polydipsia, Renal tubular acidosis, Riboflavin, Signs and symptoms, Supraventricular tachycardia, Urinary system, Urinary tract infection, ... Expand index (4 more) »

2. Health
3. Symptoms and signs: Urinary system

Aldosterone

Aldosterone is the main mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced by the zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex in the adrenal gland.

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Angiotensin

Angiotensin is a peptide hormone that causes vasoconstriction and an increase in blood pressure.

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Antidiuretic

An antidiuretic is a substance that helps to control fluid balance in an animal's body by reducing urination, opposing diuresis.

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Atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation (AF, AFib or A-fib) is an abnormal heart rhythm (arrhythmia) characterized by rapid and irregular beating of the atrial chambers of the heart.

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Blood

Blood is a body fluid in the circulatory system of humans and other vertebrates that delivers necessary substances such as nutrients and oxygen to the cells, and transports metabolic waste products away from those same cells.

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Caffeine

Caffeine is a central nervous system (CNS) stimulant of the methylxanthine class.

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Central diabetes insipidus

Central diabetes insipidus, recently renamed arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D), is a form of diabetes insipidus that is due to a lack of vasopressin (ADH) production in the brain.

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Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome

Cerebral salt-wasting syndrome (CSWS), also written cerebral salt wasting syndrome, is a rare endocrine condition featuring a low blood sodium concentration and dehydration in response to injury (trauma) or the presence of tumors in or surrounding the brain.

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Childbirth

Childbirth, also known as labour, parturition and delivery, is the completion of pregnancy where one or more babies exits the internal environment of the mother via vaginal delivery or caesarean section.

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Corticosteroid

Corticosteroids are a class of steroid hormones that are produced in the adrenal cortex of vertebrates, as well as the synthetic analogues of these hormones.

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Diabetes

Diabetes mellitus, often known simply as diabetes, is a group of common endocrine diseases characterized by sustained high blood sugar levels.

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Diabetes insipidus

Diabetes insipidus (DI), alternately called arginine vasopressin deficiency (AVP-D) or arginine vasopressin resistance (AVP-R), is a condition characterized by large amounts of dilute urine and increased thirst.

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Disease

A disease is a particular abnormal condition that adversely affects the structure or function of all or part of an organism and is not immediately due to any external injury.

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Diuresis

Diuresis is the excretion of urine, especially when excessive (polyuria).

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Diuretic

A diuretic is any substance that promotes diuresis, the increased production of urine.

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Drinking

Drinking is the act of ingesting water or other liquids into the body through the mouth, proboscis, or elsewhere.

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Endocrinology

Endocrinology (from endocrine + -ology) is a branch of biology and medicine dealing with the endocrine system, its diseases, and its specific secretions known as hormones.

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Ethanol

Ethanol (also called ethyl alcohol, grain alcohol, drinking alcohol, or simply alcohol) is an organic compound with the chemical formula.

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Fanconi syndrome

Fanconi syndrome or Fanconi's syndrome is a syndrome of inadequate reabsorption in the proximal renal tubules of the kidney.

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Frequent urination

Frequent urination, or urinary frequency (sometimes called pollakiuria), is the need to urinate more often than usual. Polyuria and frequent urination are symptoms and signs: Urinary system.

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Glycosuria

Glycosuria is the excretion of glucose into the urine.

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Heart failure

Heart failure (HF), also known as congestive heart failure (CHF), is a syndrome caused by an impairment in the heart's ability to fill with and pump blood.

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Hypercalcaemia

Hypercalcemia, also spelled hypercalcaemia, is a high calcium (Ca2+) level in the blood serum.

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Hyperglycemia

Hyperglycemia or Hyperglycaemia is a condition in which an excessive amount of glucose circulates in the blood plasma.

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Hyperparathyroidism

Hyperparathyroidism is an increase in parathyroid hormone (PTH) levels in the blood.

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Hyperthyroidism

Hyperthyroidism is the condition that occurs due to excessive production of thyroid hormones by the thyroid gland.

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Hypokalemia

Hypokalemia is a low level of potassium (K+) in the blood serum.

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Hypopituitarism

Hypopituitarism is the decreased (hypo) secretion of one or more of the eight hormones normally produced by the pituitary gland at the base of the brain.

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Interstitial cystitis

Interstitial cystitis (IC), a type of bladder pain syndrome (BPS), is chronic pain in the bladder and pelvic floor of unknown cause.

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Iron overload

Iron overload (also known as haemochromatosis or hemochromatosis) is the abnormal and increased accumulation of total iron in the body, leading to organ damage.

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Lithium (medication)

Certain lithium compounds, also known as lithium salts, are used as psychiatric medication, primarily for bipolar disorder and for major depressive disorder.

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Migraine

Migraine is a genetically influenced complex neurological disorder characterized by episodes of moderate-to-severe headache, most often unilateral and generally associated with nausea and light and sound sensitivity.

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National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is an executive non-departmental public body, in England, of the Department of Health and Social Care, that publishes guidelines in four areas.

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Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus

Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, recently renamed arginine vasopressin resistance (AVP-R) and previously known as renal diabetes insipidus, is a form of diabetes insipidus primarily due to pathology of the kidney.

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Nephrology

Nephrology is a specialty for both adult internal medicine and pediatric medicine that concerns the study of the kidneys, specifically normal kidney function (renal physiology) and kidney disease (renal pathophysiology), the preservation of kidney health, and the treatment of kidney disease, from diet and medication to renal replacement therapy (dialysis and kidney transplantation).

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Nephronophthisis

Nephronophthisis is a genetic disorder of the kidneys which affects children.

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Organisms at high altitude

Organisms can live at high altitude, either on land, in water, or while flying.

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Pheochromocytoma

Pheochromocytoma is a rare tumor of the adrenal medulla composed of chromaffin cells and is part of the paraganglioma (PGL) family of tumors, being defined as an intra-adrenal PGL.

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Pituitary gland

The pituitary gland or hypophysis is an endocrine gland in vertebrates.

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Polydipsia

Polydipsia is excessive thirst or excess drinking.

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Polyuria

Polyuria is excessive or an abnormally large production or passage of urine (greater than 2.5 L or 3 L over 24 hours in adults). Polyuria and Polyuria are health and symptoms and signs: Urinary system.

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Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome

--> Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) is a condition characterized by an abnormally large increase in heart rate upon sitting up or standing.

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Primary aldosteronism

Primary aldosteronism (PA), also known as primary hyperaldosteronism, refers to the excess production of the hormone aldosterone from the adrenal glands, resulting in low renin levels and high blood pressure.

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Primary polydipsia

Primary polydipsia and psychogenic polydipsia are forms of polydipsia characterised by excessive fluid intake in the absence of physiological stimuli to drink.

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Renal tubular acidosis

Renal tubular acidosis (RTA) is a medical condition that involves an accumulation of acid in the body due to a failure of the kidneys to appropriately acidify the urine.

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Riboflavin

Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is a vitamin found in food and sold as a dietary supplement.

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Signs and symptoms

Signs and symptoms are the observed or detectable signs, and experienced symptoms of an illness, injury, or condition.

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Supraventricular tachycardia

Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) is an umbrella term for fast heart rhythms arising from the upper part of the heart.

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Urinary system

The human urinary system, also known as the urinary tract or renal system, consists of the kidneys, ureters, bladder, and the urethra.

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Urinary tract infection

A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects a part of the urinary tract.

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Urine

Urine is a liquid by-product of metabolism in humans and in many other animals.

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Urine test

A urine test is any medical test performed on a urine specimen.

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Vasopressin

Human vasopressin, also called antidiuretic hormone (ADH), arginine vasopressin (AVP) or argipressin, is a hormone synthesized from the AVP gene as a peptide prohormone in neurons in the hypothalamus, and is converted to AVP.

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Vitamin D

Vitamin D is a group of fat-soluble secosteroids responsible for increasing intestinal absorption of calcium, magnesium, and phosphate, and for many other biological effects.

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Symptoms and signs: Urinary system

• Anuria
• Athletic incontinence
• Beeturia
• Canga's bead symptom
• Cervical motion tenderness
• Diurnal enuresis
• Dysuria
• Enuresis
• Extravasation of urine
• Frequent urination
• Lower urinary tract symptoms
• Nocturia
• Nocturnal enuresis
• Oliguria
• Polyuria
• Poppy seed test
• Post-void dribbling
• Pyuria
• Strangury
• Testicular pain
• Uremia
• Urinary incontinence
• Urinary retention
• Vesical tenesmus

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyuria

Also known as Altitude diuresis, Excess urine production, Hydruria, Increased urinary frequency, Increased urination, Increased urine production.

, Urine, Urine test, Vasopressin, Vitamin D.