A patient is complaining of extreme thirst and is drinking water constantly. He also excretes large volumes of dilute-appearing urine and is being evaluated for psychogenic water drinking versus central diabetes insipidus
If the patient has diabetes insipidus, what pattern of laboratory results would the nurse expect?
A) High urine osmolality, low serum osmolality, and high urine specific gravity
B) High urine osmolality, normal serum osmolality, and high urine specific gravity
C) Low urine osmolality, normal serum osmolality, and low urine specific gravity
D) Low urine osmolality, high serum osmolality, and low urine specific gravity
D
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