Endocrine Abstracts

Introduction: Onset of hyperkalemia has previously been reported during the administration of hypertonic resuscitation solutions. Since the hypertonic saline infusion test has recently been validated for the diagnosis of diabetes insipidus, we aimed to investigate the course of plasma potassium levels during the test.Material and Methods: Data of 144 patients undergoing osmotic stimulation with hypertonic saline infusion at 11 tertiary medical centres in...