A patient has been admitted after surgery for removal of a brain tumor.The nurse suspects the patient may be developing diabetes insipidus (DI).Which findings would confirm the nurse's suspicion?

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The clinical diagnosis is made by the dramatic increase in dilute urine output in the absence of diuretics,a fluid challenge,or hyperglycemia.Characteristics of DI are intense thirst and the passage of excessively large quantities of very dilute urine.

A Patient Has Been Admitted After Surgery for Removal of a Brain