Hypernatremia is defined as a rise in serum sodium concentration to a value exceeding 145 mmol/L. Many people with PA will have mild hypernatremia (146-149 mmol/L) because their high aldosterone levels cause their kidneys to retain salt. A process known as “aldosterone escape” keeps sodium levels in PA patients from rising further, which is why significant edema (i.e. swelling) is not typically found in PA patients.
Hypernatremia
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- ACE inhibitor
- ACTH
- Adenoma
- Adrenal gland
- Adrenal Venous Sampling (AVS)
- Adrenalectomy
- Adrenocortical carcinoma
- Aldosterone
- Aldosterone synthase inhibitors
- Aldosterone-producing adenoma
- Aldosteronoma
- Amiloride
- Angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB)
- Atrial fibrilation
- Calcium channel blocker
- Cardiologist
- Cardiovascular
- Conn’s Syndrome
- Cortisol
- Cosyntropin
- CT scan
- Cushing’s Syndrome
- DASH diet
- Diabetes mellitus
- Diuretic
- Echocardiogram
- Ectopic tumor
- Edema
- Electrocardiogram (EKG or ECG)
- Endocrinologist
- Hypernatremia
- Hypokalemia
- Incidentaloma
- Inferior Vena Cava
- Interventional radiologist
- Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH)
- Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonist (MRA)
- Myocardial infarction
- Nephrologist
- Renin
- Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS)
- Secondary aldosteronism
- Secondary hypertension
- Sensitivity
- Sleep apnea
- Specificity