A nasal spray of desmopressin acetate (DDAVP) is used to treat which disorder?
a. Hypopituitarism
b. Diabetes insipidus
c. Acute adrenocortical insufficiency
d. Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone
ANS: B
The drug of choice for the treatment of diabetes insipidus is DDAVP, which is a synthetic analogue of vasopressin. DDAVP is not used to treat hypopituitarism, acute adrenocortical insufficiency, or syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone.
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