Question:
A patient complains of constant thirst, excessive passing of urine and low blood pressure. When the doctor checked the patients’ blood glucose and blood
insulin level, the level was normal or slightly low. The doctor diagnosed the condition as diabetes insipid us. But he decided to measure one more hormone in
patients blood. Which hormone does the doctor intend to measure?
Solution:
Doctor intends to measure vasopressin hormone because this hormone increases the reabsorption of water by the kidney and deficiency of this hormone decreases reabsorption of water