一位頭部外傷病患出現多尿(2 小時 800 mL)與極度口渴。護理師發現其尿比重為 1.002。護理師應懷疑病患出現了哪種狀況?
A client with a head injury develops polyuria (800 mL in 2 hours) and extreme thirst. The nurse notes a urine specific gravity of 1.002. Which condition should the nurse suspect?
- ASyndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH)抗利尿激素分泌不適當症候群 (SIADH)
- BDiabetes Insipidus (DI)✓ 正解尿崩症 (DI)
- CAcute Renal Failure (ARF)急性腎衰竭 (ARF)
- DDiabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)糖尿病酮酸中毒 (DKA)
尿崩症(Diabetes Insipidus, DI)是頭部外傷或神經外科手術後常見的併發症,原因是抗利尿激素(ADH)分泌不足。核心概念:缺乏 ADH 導致腎臟無法濃縮尿液,水分大量流失。關鍵診斷依據包括:極低尿比重(< 1.005)、多尿(Polyuria)與因脫水導致的劇渴。SIADH 的表現正好相反,是尿液極濃、尿量少且血鈉低。DKA 雖然也會多尿,但通常伴隨高血糖和酸中毒。急性腎衰竭在初期多表現為少尿而非多尿。臨床上,護理師需密切監測病患的血清滲透壓與電解質,並預期可能需要給予 Desmopressin(合成 ADH)來控制尿量,防止血壓下降與循環衰竭。
The nurse should suspect Diabetes Insipidus (DI), a common complication of head injury caused by insufficient antidiuretic hormone (ADH) secretion. Key diagnostic indicators include massive polyuria of dilute urine with a very low specific gravity (less than 1.005) and extreme thirst due to significant fluid loss.
美國 NCLEX 經常將 DI 與 SIADH 放在一起考對比,強調實驗室數值的精確判讀;台灣臨床則更注重 I/O(輸入輸出量)的監測,Desmopressin 的給藥頻率調整在台灣多由醫師精確下達,美國則更強調護理師對脫水徵兆的早期預判。