An adult patient has been diagnosed with a posterior pituitary lesion that has resulted in diabetes insipidus. The characteristic sign of this health problem is
A) blood glucose levels ? 400 mg/dL.
B) copious urine production.
C) hyperglycemia that is unresponsive to exogenous insulin.
D) hematuria.
B
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Characteristic features of DM include polyuria, with excretion of dilute urine ranging from 4 L to as much as 30 L. Hematuria does not normally occur, and blood glucose levels are not directly affected.
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