Presenters:   Farhad Hasan, MD Division of Endocrinology

                        Jody Leonardo, MD Division of Neurosurgery

Topic: Management of Post-Operative Derangements in Water Balance

Objectives:

• Understand the role of antidiuretic hormone (ADH) in water homeostasis
• Discuss risk factors for de novo vs. postoperative central diabetes insipidus:  pituitary tumor phenotype & intra-operative clues
• Learn how to monitor for, and acutely manage, central diabetes insipidus or SIADH complicating pituitary surgery