Patients who have sustained head trauma or have undergone resection of a pituitary tumor have an increased risk of developing
a. type 1 diabetes. c. DI.
b. type 2 diabetes. d. myxedema coma.
C
Any patient who has head trauma or resection of a pituitary tumor has an increased risk of developing DI.
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