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Copeptin, a fragment of the arginine vasopressin prohormone can help distinguish diabetes insipidus from primary polydipsia, reports a new study. Distinguishing between diabetes insipidus and primary ...

An increased or decreased ratio of apelin to copeptin reflects a disturbed osmotic and body fluid homeostasis in patients with central or nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, study data show. However, a ...

blood samples "This prospective evaluation of patients with hypotonic polyuria validated hypertonic saline-stimulated copeptin measurement as a diagnostic method that appeared to be superior to the ...

A blood test for copeptin, a precursor of antidiuretic hormone (ADH, vasopressin), differentiates between "harmless" polydipsia-polyuria and diabetes insipidus more quickly and accurately than a ...

Aug. 2 (UPI) --Researchers have developed a new procedure that quickly diagnoses a rare hormone disorder associated with drinking excessive amount of fluids. The new test uses a two-hour infusion of ...

Drinking excessive amounts of fluids can be a medically unremarkable habit, but it could also signify a rare hormone disorder. A new procedure now enables a fast and reliable diagnosis. Researchers ...