Hipertensión e hipopotasemia en una mujer de 49 años

Autor: B. Amores Arriaga, M.A. Torralba Cabeza, J.I. Pérez Calvo
Rok vydání: 2009
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Zdroj: Hipertensión y Riesgo Vascular. 26:84-87
ISSN: 1889-1837
Popis: Primary aldosteronism resulting from an adrenocortical adenoma is an uncommon but potentially curable form of hypertension. We present the case of a 49-year-old woman that initiated with severe hypertension that was treated with diuretics and ACE inhibitors before being hospitalized. When she came to consult, she had hypokalemia. This persisted in spite of administering potassium supplements and discontinuing the diuretics and ACE
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