polydipsia

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OVERT DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DURING PREGNANCY  RBS > 200 mg / dl + Sx: polyuria, polydipsia, wt loss  Fasting glucose >

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  1. noun Excessive or abnormal thirst.

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  • Maintenance level: 0.6 -1.2 meq / L • Toxic - Mild to moderate: 1.5 to 2 meq / L - Moderate to severe: 2 - 2.5 meq / L - Needs dialysis: 3 meq and above • Early signs of toxicity - Lethargy, mild nausea, vomiting, fine hand tremors, anorexia, polyuria, polydipsia, metallic taste, fatigue • Late signs of toxicity - Ataxia, giddiness, tinnitus, blurred vision, polyuria —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • OVERT DIABETES DIAGNOSIS DURING PREGNANCY  RBS > 200 mg / dl + Sx: polyuria, polydipsia, wt loss  Fasting glucose > —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows
  • In parallel with polyuria is polydipsia, the cat will feel excessive thirst. —  de.lirio.us
  • Mackenzie also mentions an infant of three who had polydipsia from birth and drank daily nearly two pailfuls of water. —  Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
  • There are three cases of polydipsia reported from London in 1792. —  Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine
 

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  1. poly- + Greek dipsa, thirst + -ia1.

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  1. New Latin, from Greek as if *πολυδιψία, great thirst, from πολυδίψιος, very thirsty, πολύδιψος, making very thirsty, from πολύς, much, + δίΨα, thirst.
 

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