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Hypertensive Emergency in a Young Patient With Unilateral Adrenal Hyperplasia: A Case of Conn's Syndrome
Aldosterone is a mineralocorticoid hormone that maintains sodium and potassium homeostasis. Excess aldosterone secretion causes sodium influx and potassium outflow, leading to hypertension and in some cases hypokalemia. Conn's syndrome, or primary aldosteronism, is the most common cause of seco...
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| Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
| Lenguaje: | English |
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Cureus
2021
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8494148/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34659984 http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.17773 |