Which of the following drug treatment increases thirst and causes dilute diuresis?
Correct Answer: Lithium
Description: Lithium is a drug of low therapeutic index and side effects are nausea , vomiting, mild diarrhea, edema, thirst bad polyuria. Tremors , hypothyroidism, weight gain and diabetes insipidus can also occur. All the other drugs donot have such a side effect Ref: KD Tripati 8th ed.
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