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प्रश्न
A patient complains of constant thirst, excessive passing of urine and low blood pressure. When the doctor checked the patients’ blood glucose and blood insulin level, the level were normal or slightly low. The doctor diagnosed the condition as diabetes insupidus. But he decided to measure one more hormone in patients blood. Which hormone does the doctor intend to measure?
उत्तर
Vasopressin, also known as the Antidiuretic Hormone, because a low quantity of this hormone can cause excessive urine production and low blood pressure.
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