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In more extreme cases, hypercalcemia (high serum calcium) or hypercalciuria (high urine calcium) can cause poor muscle tone, renal insufficiency, weight loss, fatigue, polyuria, heart arrhythmias, and a higher risk of heart disease.
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Casey Seiden, Parents, 30 May 2024
To meet the clinical definition of polyuria, urine output for an adult must exceed 2.5 liters per day2 (normal urine output is 1.5 liters daily).
—Gary Gilles, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
Complications Nocturnal polyuria might affect your sleep quality.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Nocturnal polyuria is voiding a high urine volume at night.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
What is polyuria?
—Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 19 Oct. 2021
There are two types of polyuria: nocturnal and global.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Mar. 2023
Patients with nocturnal polyuria produce more than 33% of their daily urine output at night, the report says.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 12 Oct. 2021
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Casey Seiden, Parents, 30 May 2024
To meet the clinical definition of polyuria, urine output for an adult must exceed 2.5 liters per day2 (normal urine output is 1.5 liters daily).
—Gary Gilles, Verywell Health, 18 Dec. 2023
Complications Nocturnal polyuria might affect your sleep quality.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
Nocturnal polyuria is voiding a high urine volume at night.
—Sarah Bradley, Health, 17 Nov. 2023
What is polyuria?
—Sarah Bradley, Health.com, 19 Oct. 2021
There are two types of polyuria: nocturnal and global.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health, 13 Mar. 2023
Patients with nocturnal polyuria produce more than 33% of their daily urine output at night, the report says.
—Maggie O'Neill, Health.com, 12 Oct. 2021
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“Polyuria.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/polyuria. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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polyuria
noun
poly·uria
ˌpäl-ē-ˈyu̇r-ē-ə 
: excessive secretion of urine
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