A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes insipidus is reviewing laboratory results. What is an expected urinalysis finding?
A) Glucose in the urine
B) Albumin in the urine
C) Highly dilute urine
D) Leukocytes in the urine
Ans: C
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Patients with diabetes insipidus produce an enormous daily output of very dilute, water-like urine with a specific gravity of 1.001 to 1.005. The urine contains no abnormal substances such as glucose or albumin. Leukocytes in the urine are not related to the condition of diabetes insipidus, but would indicate a urinary tract infection, if present in the urine.
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