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Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus Summary

543 relevant articles (9 outcomes, 36 trials/studies) found for this Disease

Description: A genetic or acquired polyuric disorder characterized by persistent hypotonic urine and HYPOKALEMIA. This condition is due to renal tubular insensitivity to VASOPRESSIN and failure to reduce urine volume. It may be the result of mutations of genes encoding VASOPRESSIN RECEPTORS or aquaporin-2 (AQUAPORINS); KIDNEY DISEASES; adverse drug effects; or complications from PREGNANCY.

Also Known As: Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic; Acquired Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus; Congenital Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus; Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic, Type I; Diabetes Insipidus, Nephrogenic, Type II Show All >>

Key Drugs and Agents for Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus

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Drugs and Important Biological Agents (IBA) related to treatments:
  1. Lithium : 3 outcomes 6 studies in 100 results : IBA
  2. Deamino Arginine Vasopressin (Desmopressin) : 2 outcomes 2 studies in 29 results : FDA 15 Generic
  3. Prostaglandin-Endoperoxide Synthases (Cyclooxygenase) : 2 outcomes in 3 results : IBA
  4. Vasopressin Receptors (Arginine Vasopressin Receptor) : 1 outcome 10 studies in 111 results : IBA
  5. Aquaporin 2 : 1 outcome 4 studies in 73 results : IBA
  6. Hydrochlorothiazide (Esidrix) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 19 results : FDA 351 Generic
  7. Amiloride (Midamor) : 1 outcome 2 studies in 13 results : FDA 9 Generic
  8. Indomethacin (Indometacin) : 1 outcome 1 study in 25 results : FDA 50 Generic
  9. Lithium Carbonate (Eskalith) : 1 outcome in 10 results : FDA 23 Generic
  10. Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors (COX-2 Inhibitors) : 1 outcome in 1 result : IBA
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Diseases Related to Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus

  1. Depressive Disorder (Melancholia)
  2. Syndrome
  3. Cystic Fibrosis (Mucoviscidosis)
  4. Wilms Tumor (Wilm's Tumor)
  5. Hereditary Nephritis (Alport Syndrome)
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Key Therapies for Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus

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  1. Drug Therapy (Chemotherapy) : 3 results
  2. Parathyroidectomy : 1 result
  3. Bone Marrow Transplantation (Transplantation, Bone Marrow) : 1 result
  4. Emergency Treatment : 1 result
  5. Coronary Artery Bypass (Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery) : 1 result
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