A Real Saline Challenge: Diagnosing Primary Aldosteronism in the Setting of Chronic Kidney Disease

• Main Authors: Sasan Mirfakhraee MD (Author), Maria Rodriguez BS (Author), Niloofar Ganji BS (Author), Richard J. Auchus MD, PhD (Author), Oksana Hamidi DO (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2021-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Primary aldosteronism (PA) is the most common cause of secondary hypertension but remains largely undiagnosed. Chronic kidney disease (CKD) complicates the diagnosis of PA by affecting the biochemical screening evaluation and confirmatory testing, and by increasing the complication rate of adrenal v...