Mubashar Dilawar, Muhammad Mohsin Riaz, Omer Sabir, Muhammad Bilal Basit.
Dexmedetomidine Related Polyuria and Hypernatremia in Intensive Care Unit..
Pak J Kidney Dis Jan ;5(2):60-2.

Dexmedetomidine is commonly used sedative nowadays. It’s being used as an anesthetic for surgical procedures and frequently being used in ICU Settings for sedation, and analgesia. Dexmedetomidine is a highly selective, alpha-2 agonist that also blocks arginine-vasopressin release. Dexmedetomidine is suspected to cause diabetes insipidus leading to polyuria and hypernatremia. We report a case of Diabetes Insipidus associated with use of dexmedetomidine.

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