Aldosterone pathology
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- Why does liver failure exarcebate ascites and oedema?
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- What is a salt-wasting crisis due to congenital adrenal hyperplasia?
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- What are the 2 major causes of 1° hyperaldosteronism?
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- What does 1° hyperaldosteronism present with classically (4)?
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- Is oedema a common symptom of 1° hyperaldosteronism?
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- Are aldosterone-producing adenomas more common in men or women?
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- Which 3 drugs are used to treat 1° hyperaldosteronism?
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- 1° hyperaldosteronism is also called [...] syndrome.
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- Which blood investigation is used to diagnose 1° hyperaldosteronism?
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- A plasma aldosterone:plasma renin activity ratio of [...] is indicative of 1° hyperaldosteronism.
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- 1° hyperaldosteronism is associated with [high/low] plasma renin.
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- 2° hyperaldosteronism is associated with [high/low] plasma renin.
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- What causes 2° hyperaldosteronism?
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