Urinalysis: Diabetes mellitus vs. Diabetes insipidus

Question 1

Diabetes mellitus is caused by a lack of what?

Answer 1

insulin

Question 2

What happens when the body has a lack of insulin?

Answer 2

body cant utilize glucose in cells

Question 3

Urine will look like this during what type of diabetes?

1. concentrated
2. high SG due to glucose overspill into urine

Answer 3

Diabetes mellitus

Question 4

What type of diabetes has these characteristics?

1. high blood glucose
2. polyuria, polydipsia
3. ketones in urine
4. urine will have a fruity, sweet odor

Answer 4

Diabetes mellitus

Question 5

Diabetes insipidus is caused by a lack of what?

Answer 5

ADH - Antidiuretic hormone

Question 6

What does ADH do?

Answer 6

causes reabsorption of water in the renal tubules

keeps water/conserved water

Question 7

What happens when the body has a lack of ADH?

Answer 7

excretions of large amounts of water

Question 8

Urine will look like this during what type of diabetes?

1. low urine concentration
2. colorless

Answer 8

Diabetes insipidus

Question 9

What type of diabetes has these characteristics?

1. polyuria, polydipsia
2. normal blood glucose
3. treat with ADH supplementation
4. not very common

Answer 9

Diabetes insipidus