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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Main Authors: Sasan Mirfakhraee MD, Maria Rodriguez BS, Niloofar Ganji BS, Richard J. Auchus MD, PhD, Oksana Hamidi DO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-07-01
Series:Journal of Investigative Medicine High Impact Case Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/23247096211034337