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The term pseudohyponatremia is often erroneously used for hyponatremia caused by hyperglycemia, which increases the blood osmolality what results in the movement of water from the cells into the blood and therefore in dilutional hyponatremia, which is true hypertonic hypervolemic hyponatremia.
DI caused by a lack of ADH is called central diabetes insipidus. When DI is caused by a failure of the kidneys to respond to ADH, the condition is called nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. Central diabetes insipidus can be caused by damage to the hypothalamus or pituitary gland as a result of: 1  Genetic problems. 2  Head injury. 3  Infection. 4  Loss of blood supply to the gland. 5  Surgery. 6  Tumor.