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Polydipsia

 Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
Scope Note: Notes = Excessive thirst manifested by excessive fluid intake. It is characteristic of many diseases such as DIABETES MELLITUS; DIABETES INSIPIDUS; and NEPHROGENIC DIABETES INSIPIDUS. The condition may be psychogenic in origin.,Created For = LHSA-Dott

Found in 16 Collections and/or Records:

PR3.47, 1940-1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.47
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, note, charts, and correspondence relating to male private from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1940 Conditions mentioned include: headache; vomiting; fainting; polyuria; polydipsia; and neuro degenerative epilepsy. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940-1942

PR1.658, 1933

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.658
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary and correspondence relating to male patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 54 at first examination in 1933. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; diplopia; polyuria; polydipsia; and hydrocephalus. Surgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1933

PR1.732, 1934-1948

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.732
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts, photographs and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 45 at first examination in 1934. Conditions mentioned include: acromegaly; polydipsia; polyuria; headache; leg weakness; and pituitary adenoma. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1934-1948

PR2.475, 1941-1943

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.475
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, notes, charts and correspondence relating to male from Great Britain (excluding Scotland) aged 38 at first examination in 1941. Conditions mentioned include: euphoria; polydipsia; pituitary tumour; retrobulbar chiasmal neuritis; arsenic poisoning; blindness; and basal encephalitis. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941-1943

PR3.271, 1941

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.271
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and correspondence relating to male signalman fromScotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 25 at first examination in 1941 Conditions mentioned include: failing sight; polyuria; polydipsia; headache; refractive error; hysterical amblyopia; and neurotic tendencies. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1941

PR3.720, 1942

 Item
Identifier: LHB40 CC/2/PR3.720
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, chart and report relating to male able seamanfromoutside Great Britain aged 26 at first examination in1942 Conditions mentioned include: diabetes insipidus; polyuria; polydipsia; epilepsy; and head injury. Nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1942

PR1.1865, 1940

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/20/PR1.1865
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, charts and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 70 at first examination in 1940. Conditions mentioned include: failure of vision; polyuria; polydipsia; and pituitary tumour. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1940

PR2.4839, 1946

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.4839
Scope and Contents

Notes and correspondence relating to female patient from Scotland (outside Edinburgh and the Lothians) aged 19 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: polydipsia; poluria; failure of vision; and astrocytoma. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946

PR2.5002, 1946-1951

 Item
Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5002
Scope and Contents

Typed case summary, correspondence, notes, report and charts relating to male from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 59 at first examination in 1946. Conditions mentioned include: pituitary chromophobe; adenoma; loss of sexual function; sleep disorders; weight gain; vision disorders; blindness; polydipsia; and polyuria. Surgical and nonsurgical treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1946-1951

PR2.5228, 1947-1948

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Identifier: LHB1 CC/24/PR2.5228
Scope and Contents

Report and correspondence relating to female from Edinburgh and the Lothians aged 32 at first examination in 1947. Conditions mentioned include: epilepsy; weight gain; hirsutism; and polydipsia. No treatment given. Patient discharged.

Dates: 1947-1948