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Nocturia

Leonard L. Vertuno, Gregory A. Kozeny
H Kenneth Walker  1 , W Dallas Hall  1 , J Willis Hurst  1
, editors.
In: Clinical Methods: The History, Physical, and Laboratory Examinations. 3rd edition. Boston: Butterworths; 1990. Chapter 183.
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Nocturia

Leonard L. Vertuno et al.
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Nocturia, the awakening from sleep at night to pass urine, is often an early and subtle clue to important systemic disease. It is usually due to the loss of ability to elaborate a concentrated urine of low solute content in the nighttime hours.

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