Sentence examples for altered thirst from inspiring English sources
87, 88 This impaired fluid and electrolyte balance is due to several factors, including reduced glomerular filtration rate, reduced ability to concentrate urine, less efficient sodium-conserving capacity, reduced ability to excrete water load and altered thirst sensation.
Patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) have a high risk of developing hypernatremia over the course of their ICU stay, due to the coexistence of predisposing conditions such as impaired sensorium, altered thirst, central diabetes insipidus (CDI) with polyuria, and increased insensible losses [ 4].
In most patients, restricted water intake is due to the patient being bedridden or restrained and is exacerbated by the altered thirst response of the elderly.
In most patients with HHS, restricted water intake is due to the patient being bedridden and is exacerbated by the altered thirst response of the elderly.
Twenty-four horrs, or five days, of continuous sleep deprivation or experimental sleep fragmentation do not alter thirst or motivation for water reward in rats.
Adverse effects of drugs such as diuretics, either by altering thirst or prompting dieresis, cause dehydration.
22, 39– 42 Physicians should keep in mind that older adults are at higher risk of hyperglycemic hyperosmolar syndrome than younger adults because of the altered perception of thirst that precludes their water intake when dehydrated, impaired functional status that limits their ability to access water, and impaired cognition that restricts their expression of thirst.
The condition presents in childhood or young adulthood as severe hypertension, hypokalaemia, low renin and an extended half-life of cortisol as well as intrauterine growth retardation, short stature, thirst, polyuria and altered post-natal growth.
Furthermore, plasma renin angiotensin decrease and altered baroreceptorial function cause a minor and delayed response to brain thirst perception. 2 Other age-related changes are the inability of the kidneys to retain sodium and concentrate urine.
No effect of thirst was found on number of fruits chosen (OR (95% CI) = 1.08 (0.80–1.46), p = 0.619) and controlling for thirst did not alter any of the findings reported above.
