Podiatry and Medical - Set 2

Answer − B − The pathologic disorder that results from a deficiency of pituitary antidiuretic hormone (ADH) (arginine vasopressin) is diabetes insipidus. In central diabetes insipidus, there is impaired production of vasopressin and in nephrogenic diabetes insipidus, the distal renal tubules are refractory to vasopressin.