KROK 1 2018 – Question 122 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
A woman with hypophyseal diabetes insipidus developed a water-mineral imbalance. What type of water-mineral imbalance develops in such cases?
- A. Hyperosmolar hyperhydration
- B. Hypoosmolar dehydration
- C. Isoosmolar dehydration
- D. Hypoosmolar hyperhydration
- E. Hyperosmolar dehydration
Hint
Think about what the missing hypophyseal hormone does to renal water handling, and whether water or solute is lost in excess relative to plasma.
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