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Rare oxygen, a rare way to diagnose Conn's syndrome

Background. Symptoms of mountain sickness are due to hypoxia of the brain. The pathogenesis is complex, but acid–base disturbances certainly play a role. When arterial oxygen levels drop, hyperventilation is induced, resulting in a respiratory alkalosis. However, this alkalosis inhibits the hyperven...

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Autores principales: Greven, Wendela L., van Bemmel, Thomas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5477884/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28657013
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ndtplus/sfn160