NUR 229 Lecture Notes - Lecture 29: Posterior Pituitary, Syndrome Of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone Secretion, Antidiuretic
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Adh is produced in the hypothalamus and secreted/stored by the posterior pituitary gland. The function of adh is to cause the body to retain water and constrict blood vessels. Adh causes the renal tubules to retain water (in a homeostatic way). ***but if you have too much adh you will retain too much water and if you have too little adh you will urinate all of the water our of your body! Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone (siadh): there is a high level of. I like to remember this by the acronym siadh . s increased adh (anti-diuretic hormone) High level of adh equals low urinary output. Diabetes insipidus: there is a low level of adh (antidiuretic hormone) produced. Low level of adh equals excessive urinary output. Side effects: watch for the patient to become hyponatremic too and water intoxication. Causes of siadh: lung cancer (may be a first sign a patient gets then finds out they have lung.
