David could have died of thirst ... yet he never felt thirsty
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
7-1991
Publication Title
Nursing
Volume
21
Issue
7
Abstract
Because this patient with diabetes insipidus lacked a normal thirst drive, he faced the risk of severe dehydration every day. Here's how skilled nursing intervention helped him improve his prognosis.
Keywords
Dehydration (Physiology); Diabetes; Diabetes -- Complications; Patient education; Thirst; Vasopressin
Disciplines
Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism | Nephrology | Nursing | Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases
Language
English
Permissions
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Repository Citation
Yucha, C. B.,
Suddaby, P.
(1991).
David could have died of thirst ... yet he never felt thirsty.
Nursing, 21(7),
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00152193-199107000-00016
