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1. Polyuria is generally defined as urine output of >3 l/day in an adult of normal mass.
2. Water diuresis refers to the passage of large amounts of dilute urine, secondary to diabetes insipidus or primary polydipsia.
3. Solute diuresis is characterised by excess urinary solute, commonly due to hyperglycaemia or azotaemia or following the use of loop or osmotic diuretics.
4. Cranial diabetes insipidus is characterised by polyuria with a urine concentrating defect, due to a relative or absolute deficiency of arginine vasopressin (AVP).
5. Nephrogenic diabetes insipidus is characterised by polyuria due to renal resistance to the anti-diuretic effects of AVP.
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