A patient with concurrent primary hyperaldosteronism and adrenal insufficiency

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 328, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 344-347

  Puentes, Francisco ^a   Jackson, Thomas W ^a   Isales, Carlos M ^a,b  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Addison disease; Adrenal insufficiency; Hypokalemia; Hypotension; Primary hyperaldosteronism

Indexed keywords

PREDNISONE; SPIRONOLACTONE;

ADDISON DISEASE; ADRENAL INSUFFICIENCY; AGED; ALDOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERALDOSTERONISM; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; OXYGEN SATURATION; PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY; ROOM TEMPERATURE;

EID: 10644278765     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9629(15)33944-6     Document Type: Article

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