polyuria and polydipsia SDL Flashcards
what volume of urine per day must dogs and cats produce to be considered polyuric
anything exceeding 90ml/kg/day in dogs, anything exceeding 45ml/kg/day in cats
can you list some factors external to the animal that would influence their water intake
- heat
- exercise
- fever
- cold climates
- vomiting/diarrhea
what volume of urine per day must dogs and cats produce to be considered polyuric
more than 45 ml/kg/day in dogs
more than 40 ml/kg/day in cats
name 2 stimuli that may cause ADH release
- increased blood osmolarity
- decrease in blood volume
name causes of central diabetes insipidus
- inadequate ADH release from pituitary
- inadequate response within the kidney (kidney doesnt respond properly to ADH)
name 2 endocrinopathies and a non-endocrine disease that cause secondary nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
edocrine:
non-endocrine: brain trauma
what would you expect to happen to the USG of a dog given synthetic ADH if it had central diabetes insipidus
increase
what would you expect to happen to the USG of a dog given synthetic ADH if it had primary nephrogenic diabetes insipidus
no change