A Real Saline Challenge: Diagnosing Primary Aldosteronism in the Setting of Chronic Kidney Disease
Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension but remains largely undiagnosed. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) complicates the diagnosis of PA by affecting the biochemical screening evaluation and confirmatory testing, and by increasing the complication rate of adrenal v...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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SAGE Publishing
2021-07-01
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Series: | Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096211034337 |