Overview of the management of adults and adolescents with arginine vasopressin deficiency (central diabetes insipidus)

IV: intravenous; SC: subcutaneous; D5W: dextrose 5% in water.

* Patients with arginine vasopressin deficiency (previously called central diabetes insipidus) who become unable to drink (eg, due to surgery, acute illness, cognitive impairment) can rapidly develop hypernatremia.