A 25-year-old woman presents with complaints of excessive th…
A 25-year-old woman presents with complaints of excessive thirst, urination, and fatigue over the past few weeks. She reports needing to drink more than 5 liters of water daily and has to urinate frequently during both day and night. On examination, she appears mildly dehydrated, with dry mucous membranes, but her blood pressure is normal. Laboratory tests show a low urine osmolality of 150 mOsm/kg and a high serum osmolality of 310 mOsm/kg. Which of the following clinical manifestations is most characteristic of diabetes insipidus?