Dehydration: Or something else? Differential Diagnosis

Endocrine, nutritional, and metabolic diseases (E00-E90).

  • Diabetes insipidus – hormone-deficiency-related disorder of hydrogen metabolism resulting in extremely high urine output (polyuria; 5-25 l/day) due to impaired renal concentrating capacity.
  • Diabetes mellitus

Genitourinary system (kidneys, urinary tract – reproductive organs) (N00-N99)

  • Adrenocortical insufficiency (NNR insufficiency; adrenocortical insufficiency).
  • Renal insufficiency (kidney weakness).
  • “Salt-losing-nephritis” (salt-losing kidney) – ability of sodium reabsorption has been lost to the kidney; large amounts of sodium are excreted in the urine even on a salt-free diet