A nurse caring for a patient with diabetes insipidus is reviewing laboratory results. What is an expected urinalysis finding?

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Patients with diabetes insipidus produce an enormous daily output of very dilute, water-like urine with a specific gravity of 1.001 to 1.005 . The urine contains no abnormal substances such as glucose or albumin. Leukocytes in the urine are not related to the condition of diabetes insipidus, but would indicate a urinary tract infection, if present in the urine.

A Nurse Caring for a Patient with Diabetes Insipidus Is