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Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH)
When the body retains water instead of releasing it as urine, upsetting the body's balance of minerals called electrolytes, especially sodium.
Dr. Geoffrey Rutledge reviewed this
39 year experience in Internal Medicine
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Middle-aged adult 41-60 | Common |
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A 53-year old asked:
If you have the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (SIADH (vasopressin)), is it possible that your ADH (vasopressin) levels stay constant?
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A 29-year old asked:
What is the name of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone and hypovolemia?
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A 35-year old asked:
Can you get syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone without having symptoms?
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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone?
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A 32-year old asked:
Would natural diuretics (e.g. dandelion root) treat syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone?
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A 44-year old asked:
Do any docs think urea would be a good treatment for syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone?
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A 45-year old asked:
Salt causes water retention, why is syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone treated with salt tablets?
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A 34-year old asked:
What effect does alcohol have on ada, antidiuretic hormone?
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A 46-year old asked:
What exactly does the antidiuretic hormone have to do with urinary volume?
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A 40-year old asked:
Can someone explain the mechanism why there is hypersecretion of antidiuretic hormone in the following conditions:?
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A 41-year old asked:
Secretion of adh(antidiuretic hormone) is inhibited by?
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A 33-year old asked:
What do antidiuretic hormones do?
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A 38-year old asked:
What's antidiuretic hormone function?
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A 46-year old asked:
Is antidiuretic hormone released by the adrenal glands?
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A 36-year old asked:
A deficiency in the release of vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone) by the posterior pituitary gland. Why?
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A 38-year old asked:
Production of antidiuretic (adh), thyroxine and t3, (liothyronine) parathyroid (pth), hormones of the adrenal cortex and the pancreas, can you tell me about this?
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A 42-year old asked:
Can you tell me about anti diuretic hormone?
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A 49-year old asked:
What is anti-diuretic hormone? What does it do?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: anti-diuretic hormone?
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A 42-year old asked:
Does any body know of roles of the anti-diuretic hormone, ' vasopressin'?
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A 34-year old asked:
What is the relationship between anti-diuretic hormone, urine volume and drinking alcohol?
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A 33-year old male asked:
Doc wants 2 do anti diuretic hormone (adh) test for diabetes insipidus. Thought u had 2 b deprived of fluid during ADH (vasopressin) test...Or is that necessary?
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A 30-year old asked:
What are the glands and hormones out of balance in cushing syndrome?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Can polycystic ovary syndrome be treated without hormone pills? How long should I take pills, will the syndrome finally be gone, after taking drugs?
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A 39-year old asked:
Will children with turner syndrome, if not treated with growth hormones jabs, still grow tall naturally?
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A 18-year old female asked:
Can you have children with swyers syndrome if they take proper hormones ti induce menstrutation (why or why not?)
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A 19-year old female asked:
Does hairiness caused by polycystic ovary syndrome usually go after taking hormone pills? (or some certain drugs for treatment this syndrome?)
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A 30-year old female asked:
Am faced w/ choices of lupron (leuprolide) or surgery for endometriosis. Unable to tolorate hormone contraceptives and have gilberts syndrome. Which option is best?
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A 21-year old female asked:
Is there any link between growth hormone deficiency and Ehlers Danlos syndrome? Several possible s/s of EDS. i was on growth hormones x2 years.
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A 44-year old asked:
What to do about hypothyroidism, polycystic ovarian syndrome infertility, all in all hormone issues?
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