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Understand the stimuli for ADH release; be able to interpret graphs relating AVP levels to plasma and urine osmolarity; understand the difference between the two main forms of DI; be able to explain the mechanism of SIADH; know the three main forms of hyponatremia and how to tell them apart.
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Wondisford, F.E. (2020). Posterior Pituitary. In: Essentials of Endocrinology and Metabolism. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-39572-8_28
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