PREVALENCE OF ADIPSIA AMONG PATIENTS PRESENTING IN OUTDOOR DEPARTMENT
| Main Authors: | DR. SAHAR SARSHAR, DR. AHMED JAHANGIR MIR, DR. SARMAD SARSHAR |
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| Format: | Article Journal |
| Terbitan: |
, 2021
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| Online Access: |
https://zenodo.org/record/4432946 |
Daftar Isi:
- Adipsia, also known as hypodipsia, is a symptom of inappropriately decreased or absent feelings of thirst. It involves an increased osmolality or concentration of solute in the urine, which stimulates secretion of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) from the hypothalamus to the kidneys. This cross-sectional study was conducted among the patients presenting in the outdoor department of different hospitals. Name, age, gender and history of adipsia were noted on a predefined proforma. All the data was entered and analyzed with SPSS Ver. 23.0. A total of 100 patients presenting in outdoor department were included in this study i.e., 50 males (50%) and 50 females (50%). The mean age of the patients was 34.51±5.21 years. Out of these patients, only two patients presented with history of adipsia. Further workup was advised for these patients.