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Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Primary Hyperaldosteronism: Introduction
Primary Hyperaldosteronism: A condition characterised by the excessive production and release into the circulation of aldosterone. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Primary Hyperaldosteronism is available below.
Symptoms of Primary Hyperaldosteronism
See full list of 19 symptoms of Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Primary Hyperaldosteronism: Complications
Review possible medical complications related to Primary Hyperaldosteronism:
- High blood pressure
- Hypokalemia (low blood potassium)
- Glucose intolerance (see Diabetes-like symptoms) - about 50% of cases (Ganda [1997])
- IGT
- Diabetes
- more complications...»
Medical Textbooks Online about Primary Hyperaldosteronism
- "Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- "Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition)" (2006)
- [ read ]
- "The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics" (2006)
- [ read ]
- "Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
- [ read ]
- "Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors" (2008)
- [ read ]
Book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Wrongly Diagnosed with Primary Hyperaldosteronism?
- Misdiagnosis of Primary Hyperaldosteronism
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- Undiagnosed: Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Causes of Primary Hyperaldosteronism
- Adrenal cortex tumours
- Hypokalaemic distal renal tubular acidosis
- Juxtaglomerular cell tumor
- Hepatic failure
- Fludrocortisone
- more causes...»
See full list of 16 causes of Primary Hyperaldosteronism
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News Archives for Primary Hyperaldosteronism
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- more health news...»
Source: HealthDay News
Evidence Based Medicine Research for Primary Hyperaldosteronism
Medical research articles related to Primary Hyperaldosteronism include:
- What is the significance of the aldosterone renin ratio in the investigation of hypertension?
- Prevalence of primary hyperaldosteronism in resistant hypertension: a retrospective observational study.
- Is there a link between Conn's syndrome/hyperaldosteronism and renal calculi?
- Is there a link between Conn's syndrome/hyperaldosteronism and renal calculi?
- The Spironolactone, Amiloride, Losartan, and Thiazide (SALT) Double-Blind Crossover Trial in Patients With Low-Renin Hypertension and Elevated Aldosterone-Renin Ratio.
- Adrenal Surgery (Follow-up)
- Hyperaldosteronism (Follow-up)
- more research...»
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Clinical Trials for Primary Hyperaldosteronism
The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.
Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Primary Hyperaldosteronism include:
- Study of Prevalence and Clinical Phenotype in Patients With Glucocorticoid-Remediable Aldosteronism - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Effects of Salt Intake on the Nervous Systems of Patients With Salt-Sensitive High Blood Pressure - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- Kallikrein-Kinin (KKS) and Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System (RAAS) in Primary Aldosteronism - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006) - captopril, Losartan (drug)
- Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance in Primary Aldosteronism - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
- more trials...»
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Statistics for Primary Hyperaldosteronism
- Medical statistics for Primary Hyperaldosteronism
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Definitions of Primary Hyperaldosteronism:
An ADENOMA of the ZONA GLOMERULOSA that produces ALDOSTERONE and HYPERALDOSTERONISM. - (Source - Diseases Database)
Primary Hyperaldosteronism is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of
Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health
(NIH). This means that Primary Hyperaldosteronism, or a subtype of Primary Hyperaldosteronism,
affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
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- External links relating to Primary Hyperaldosteronism
- ALKALOSIS (INCREASED PH) (Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs)
- Muscle Weakness – Proximal (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- Muscle Weakness – Distal (In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
- ALKALOSIS (INCREASED PH) (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Weight gain, excessive (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Muscle weakness (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Weight loss, excessive (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Gait, steppage [Equine gait, paretic gait, prancing gait, weak gait] (Handbook of Signs & Symptoms (Third Edition))
- Muscle Weakness (A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis)
- Hyperaldosteronism (Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition))
- Weight gain, excessive (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Muscle weakness (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Weight loss, excessive (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Gait, steppage [Equine gait, paretic gait, prancing gait, weak gait] (Professional Guide to Signs & Symptoms (Fifth Edition))
- Hyper-aldosteronism (Handbook of Diseases)
- Weight gain, excessive (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Muscle weakness (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Weight loss, excessive (Signs & Symptoms: A 2-in-1 Reference for Nurses)
- Hypotonia and Weakness (The Diagnostic Approach to Symptoms and Signs in Pediatrics)
- Weight gain, excessive (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Muscle weakness (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Weight loss, excessive (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- Gait, steppage [Equine gait, paretic gait, prancing gait, weak gait] (Nursing: Interpreting Signs and Symptoms)
- ALKALOSIS (INCREASED pH) (Differential Diagnosis in Primary Care)
- Know how to diagnose and treatmetabolic alkalosis (Avoiding Common Pediatric Errors)
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