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Diagnostic value of potassium level in a spot urine sample as an index of 24-hour urinary potassium excretion in unselected patients hospitalized in a hypertension unit

BACKGROUND: Primary hyperaldosteronism may be associated with elevated 24-hour urinary potassium excretion. We evaluated the diagnostic value of spot urine (SU) potassium as an index of 24-hour urinary potassium excretion. METHODS: We measured SU and 24-hour urinary collection potassium and creatini...

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Autores principales: Jędrusik, Piotr, Symonides, Bartosz, Wojciechowska, Ewa, Gryglas, Adam, Gaciong, Zbigniew
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5491125/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28662194
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0180117