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Water intoxication, also known as water poisoning, hyperhydration, overhydration or water toxemia is a potentially fatal disturbance in brain functions that can result when the normal balance of electrolytes in the body is pushed outside safe limits by excessive water intake. Under normal circumstances, accidentally consuming too much water is ...
Water intoxication. Primary polydipsia and psychogenic polydipsia are forms of polydipsia [1] characterised by excessive fluid intake in the absence of physiological stimuli to drink. [2] Psychogenic polydipsia caused by psychiatric disorders—oftentimes schizophrenia —is frequently accompanied by the sensation of dry mouth.
Polydipsia is excessive thirst or excess drinking. [1] The word derives from the Greek πολυδίψιος ( poludípsios) "very thirsty", [2] which is derived from πολύς ( polús, "much, many") + δίψα ( dípsa, "thirst"). Polydipsia is a nonspecific symptom in various medical disorders. It also occurs as an abnormal behaviour in some ...
June 7, 2024 at 2:37 PM. ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The New York state Legislature on Friday passed a bill that would allow parents to block their kids from getting social media posts suggested by a ...
June 20, 2024 at 2:56 PM. New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday signed a bill that would allow parents to block their children from getting social media posts suggested by a platform's algorithm ...
Excessive ADH causes an inappropriate increase in the reabsorption in the kidneys of solute-free water ("free water"): excess water moves from the distal convoluted tubules (DCTs) and collecting tubules of the nephrons - via activation of aquaporins, the site of the ADH receptors - back into the circulation. This has two consequences.
In California, some 13 million children, teens, and young adults under 25 now have free access to two digital mental health and wellness apps. America is mobilizing to protect kids’ mental health.
For example, nitrate levels are subject to monitoring to comply with drinking water quality standards in the United States and other countries. [24] [25] The link between blue baby syndrome and nitrates in drinking water is widely accepted, but as of 2006 some studies indicated that other contaminants or dietary nitrate sources, might also play ...