Arginine vasopressin; Antidiuretic hormone; AVP; Vasopressin

Normal values -- 0 - 4.7 pg/mL

Note: pg/mL = picograms per milliliter

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

Higher than normal levels may indicate:

• Acute porphyria (very rare)
• Central nervous system infection
• Central nervous system tumor
• Lung infections
• Lung or mediastinal tumors
• Post-surgery fluid imbalance
• Syndrome of inappropriate ADH (SIADH)

Lower than normal levels may indicate:

• Damage to the pituitary gland
• Diabetes insipidus -- central or nephrogenic
• Primary polydipsia

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Review Date: 10/14/2009
Reviewed By: Ari S. Eckman, MD, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as the American Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www.urac.org)