ADH secretion, inappropriate definition - medical term
The syndrome of inap propriate secretion
of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) results in the inability to put out dilute urine,
perturbs fluid (and electrolyte) balance, and causes nausea, vomiting, muscle cramps,
confusion and convulsions. This syndrome may occur, for example, with oat-cell lung
cancer, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, and Hodgkin's disease as well as a number
of other disorders.
ADH is a hormone released by pituitary gland but made elsewhere (in the hypothalamus).
ADH has an antidiuretic action; it suppresses the rate of urine production. ADH
is also known as vasopressin.
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