Urgent care clinic with increased thirst

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55 year old with a history of bipolar disorder presents to the urgent care clinic with increased thirst. The patient reports drinking a gallon of water per day for the past 3 days. You obtain a basic metabolic panel which shows Na 158 mEq/L. You are concerned about nephrogenic diabetes insipidus. What other symptoms might this patient have?

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