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A physical therapist reviews a medical record of a patient with diabetes insipidus. Which description BEST characterizes this medical condition?1.Excessive secretion of growth hormone by the anterior pituitary gland2.Hyperglycemia secondary to insulin deficiency3.Physiologic imbalance of water secondary to antidiuretic hormone deficiency4.Elevation of body metabolism due to excessive secretion of thyroid hormone
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