II. Definitions

  1. Polyuria
    1. Large volume of urine at increased frequency
    2. Formal definitions have included urine in excess of 3 Liters/day

III. Causes

  1. Primary Polydipsia
    1. See Isovolemic Hypoosmolar Hyponatremia
    2. Hypothalamus disorder
    3. Water Intoxication (Psychogenic Polydipsia)
    4. Medications (Thioridazine, Chlorpromazine, Anticholinergic Agents)
  2. Impaired conservation of renal water
    1. Diabetes Insipidus
      1. Central Diabetes Insipidus
      2. Nephrogenic Diabetes Insipidus (most common)
    2. Solute diuresis
      1. Glycosuria (Diabetes Mellitus)
      2. High Protein tube enteral feeding
      3. Urea infusion
      4. Mannitol infusion
      5. Chronic Renal Failure
      6. Radiographic contrast dye
    3. Natriuretic syndrome
      1. Salt-losing nephritis
      2. Acute Tubular Necrosis (Diuretic phase)
      3. Diuretics

IV. References

  1. Coe in Wilson (1991) Harrison's Internal Medicine, 12th ed, McGraw Hill, p. 275

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Ontology: Polyuria (C0032617)

Definition (MSHCZE) Časté a vydatné močení, za polyurii se obvykle považuje diuréza větší než 2500 ml/24 h. Vzniká v důsledku nízkého koncentrování moči při osmotické či vodní diuréze. Kromě velkého příjmu tekutin provází ledvinné nemoci (porucha koncentrační schopnosti při intersticiálních nefritidách či v polyurické fázi renálního selhání), diabetes mellitus, diabetes insipidus, hyperkalcemii, tyreotoxikózu aj. (cit. Velký lékařský slovník online, 2012 http://lekarske.slovniky.cz/ )
Definition (MSH) Urination of a large volume of urine with an increase in urinary frequency, commonly seen in diabetes (DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS).
Concepts Sign or Symptom (T184)
MSH D011141
ICD9 788.42
ICD10 R35 , R35.8
SnomedCT 207177002, 28442001, 158474005, 139462009, 162114000, 139391008, 56574000
English Polyuria, Polyurias, DIURESIS EXCESSIVE, POLYURIA, URINE VOLUME INCREASED, [D]Polyuria (context-dependent category), [D]Polyuria, Increased urine volume, frequent emptying of full-bladder (symptom), polyuria, frequent emptying of full-bladder, frequent, full-bladder emptying (polyuria), Diuresis excessive, Urine volume increased, Polyuria NOS, Polyuria [Disease/Finding], high urine output, [D]Polyuria (situation), Passes too much urine, Urine output high, Polyuria (finding), Polyuric state (disorder), Polyuric state, discharge; excessive urine, excessive; urine discharge, urine; discharge, excessive, Polyuric state, NOS
French POLYURIE, Diurèse excessive, Volume urinaire augmenté, AUGMENTATION DU VOLUME D'URINE, DIURESE EXCESSIVE, Polyurie
Portuguese POLIURIA, Diurese excessiva, Volume de urina aumentado, AUMENTO DO VOLUME DE URINA, DIURESE EXCESSIVA, Poliúria
Spanish POLIURIA, Diuresis excesiva, Volumen de orina aumentado, [D]poliuria (categoría dependiente del contexto), DIURESIS EXAGERADA, ORINA, VOLUMEN AUMENTADO, [D]poliuria, [D]poliuria (situación), mayor excreción urinaria, poliuria (hallazgo), poliuria (trastorno), poliuria, volumen urinario aumentado, Poliuria
German POLYURIE, Diurese exzessiv, Urinvolumen erhoeht, DIURESE GESTEIGERT, URINMENGE ERHOEHT, Polyurie
Dutch excessieve diurese, toename urinevolume, afscheiding; overmatige urine, overmatig; urineafscheiding, urine; afscheiding overmatig, polyurie, Polyurie
Italian Volume urinario aumentato, Diuresi eccessiva, Poliuria
Japanese 尿量増加, 多尿, 利尿亢進, リニョウコウシン, タニョウ, ニョウリョウゾウカ
Swedish Polyuri
Czech polyurie, Objem moči zvýšený, Nadměrná diuréza, Polyurie, polyuria
Finnish Polyuria
Russian POLIURIIA, ПОЛИУРИЯ
Korean 다뇨증
Polish Wielomocz, Poliuria
Hungarian Vizelet térfogat emelkedett, polyuria, Túlzott mértékű diuresis
Norwegian Polyuri