Conn syndrome
Symptoms
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Fatigue -
Headache - High blood pressure
- Intermittent
paralysis -
Muscle weakness -
Numbness
Signs and tests
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Abdominal CT scan -
ECG -
Plasma aldosterone level -
Plasma renin activity -
Serum potassium level -
Urinary aldosterone
Occasionally, it is necessary to insert a catheter into the veins of the adrenal glands to determine which of the adrenals contains the growth.
This disease may also affect the results of the following tests:
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CO2 -
Serum magnesium -
Serum sodium -
Urine potassium -
Urine sodium
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