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→Table 1: Condition with morbid thirst and diagnostic tests
|Increased blood pressure
|Increased blood pressure
|Possible increase of blood aldosterone, renin
|Possible increase of blood aldosterone, renin
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!scope = "row"| Anemia
|Paleness, fatigue, hyperventilation
|Decreased RBC or abnormal erythrocytes
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!scope = "row"| Congestive heart failure
|Chest pain, swollen legs
|ECG abnormalities
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!scope = "row"| Liver cirrhosis
|History of alcoholism, poor appetite, loss of weight, spider nevuses
|Decreased serum proteins (albumin), increased liver enzymes and bilirubin
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!scope = "row"| Chronic dry mouth (xerostomia) in Sjögren’s syndrome and SLE
|Rash, joint pain
|Specific antibodies in the blood
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!scope = "row"| Shock (hypovolemic, septic, anaphylactic)
|Cool, clammy skin, increased heart rate; in late shock: lethargy, low blood pressure
|Septic shock: increased or decreased white blood cells (WBC), increased blood glucose
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!scope = "row"| Ecstasy (MDMA), cocaine, marijuana
|Euphoria
|Positive urine drug test
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!scope = "row"| Opiates (morphine, heroin)
|Sleepiness
|Positive urine drug test
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