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Aetiology

Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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Causes include:

  • decreased water intake
  • increased non renal losses
    • skin, lung
    • gastrointestinal
  • increased renal losses
    • diabetes insipidus
    • polyuric phase of acute tubular necrosis
  • increased losses due to solutes
    • hyperosmolal coma
    • diabetic ketoacidosis

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