Water Load Test

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Contents 1 Indications 2 Procedure 3 Notes 4 More General Terms 5 References

Indications

• SIADH

Procedure

• tests ability to excrete at least 90% of a 20 ml/kg water load in 4 h &/or failure to dilute urine osmolality <100 mosm/kg

Notes

• rarely used

More General Terms

• clinical procedure

References

1. eMedicine (Medscape) Hyponatraemia for the Clinical Endocrinologist: Euvolaemic Hyponatraemia [1]

water load test