Created at 10:56 p.m. Mar, 18, 2025
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https://app.bootcamp.com/med-school/endocrinology/videos/adrenal-glands?index=16
Hyperaldosteronism can present with hyper OR normonatremia. Ive gotten this question wrong a few times, because it was given w/ labs that have normal sodium levels.
Hyperaldosteronism will increase Na resorption, but water follows resulting in normal sodium levels.
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- Due to aldosterone escape mechanism, there is usually no clinically significant edema or hypernatremia in primary hyperaldosteronism (more common in secondary hyperaldosteronism)
- Goljan: May present with hypocalcemia due to alkalosis (albumin becomes more negative and binds Ca2+) which leads to tetany

- Goljan: May present with hypocalcemia due to alkalosis (albumin becomes more negative and binds Ca2+) which leads to tetany

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Watch associated Bootcamp video - Adrenal Glands : Hyperaldosteronism
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Hypertension: Secondary Hypertension
Watch associated Bootcamp video - Hypertension: Secondary Hypertension
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Can be caused by an aldosteronoma, see below
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