You go in to assess K.B. and find that he is complaining of a headache. His heart rate is 120 and his blood
pressure (BP) is 90/60 . His urine output for the past hour was 685 mL with a specific gravity of 1.002.
What do you immediately suspect is occurring and why?
K.B.'s high urine output suggests that he has developed diabetes insipidus, a common complication
of intracranial trauma. Other symptoms of diabetes insipidus are polydipsia and urine that is pale
with a specific gravity of less than 1.006 . Tachycardia and hypotension are common, as well as
complaints of headache and fatigue.
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