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Method Case report and review of relevant literature. Results Compulsive water drinking or psychogenic polydipsia is a common cause of hyponatremia among individuals with chronic mental illness.

QMy friend`s dog, a pedigreed black Labrador, was accidentally mated with a mongrel. Does this spoil her for future breeding with pure breeds of her own kind? We`ve both heard different opinions ...

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Transient diabetes insipidus almost always begins within 24-48 h of surgery, and usually abates within several days. Both transient diabetes insipidus and the first phase of the triphasic pattern ...

When learning about diabetes, it helps to learn the words and terms that are used when people talk about this disease. Find a glossary here.

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The medical terms for excessive thirst is polydipsia. Increased urination (polyuria) is a telltale sign of feline diabetes. The high blood sugar levels means that the large glucose concentration in ...