Primary aldosteronism: A practical approach to diagnosis and treatment

Journal of Clinical Hypertension

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 189-195

  Thakkar, Roopal B ^a   Oparil, Suzanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALDOSTERONE; AMILORIDE; ANGIOTENSIN; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKING AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; EPLERENONE; FLUDROCORTISONE; GLUCOCORTICOID; HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE; MINERALOCORTICOID ANTAGONIST; POTASSIUM; POTASSIUM SPARING DIURETIC AGENT; RENIN; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADRENAL CORTEX ADENOMA; ADRENAL GLAND; ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ADRENALECTOMY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; DEXAMETHASONE SUPPRESSION TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; GYNECOMASTIA; HEADACHE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; HYPOKALEMIA; IMPOTENCE; MENSTRUATION DISORDER; PRIMARY HYPERALDOSTERONISM; RASH; RENIN ANGIOTENSIN ALDOSTERONE SYSTEM; SCREENING TEST; SEDATION; SIDE EFFECT; TREATMENT INDICATION; URINALYSIS;

HUMANS; HYPERALDOSTERONISM;

EID: 0034950345     PISSN: 15246175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1524-6175.2001.00496.x     Document Type: Article

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