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Increased cell production can increase the bulk of an organ, which can cause hyperaldosteronism.
The combination of polydipsia and (nocturnal) polyuria is also seen in (primary) hyperaldosteronism (which often goes with hypokalemia).
When aldosterone is overproduced, it is called hyperaldosteronism.
Adrenal carcinoma is an extremely rare cause of primary hyperaldosteronism.
Alcohol stimulates renal excretion of magnesium, which is also increased because of alcoholic and diabetic ketoacidosis, hypophosphatemia and hyperaldosteronism resulting from liver disease.
Secondary hyperaldosteronism, on the other hand, is due to overactivity of the renin-angiotensin system.
A secondary hyperaldosteronism develops due to the hypovolemia.
The cutoff normal individuals from those with primary hyperaldosteronism is significantly affected by the conditions of testing, such as posture and time of day.
This latter sense may rather be termed refractory hyperaldosteronism.
Like hyperaldosteronism, it produces hypertension associated with low plasma renin activity, and metabolic alkalosis associated with hypokalemia.
Primary hyperaldosteronism are conditions in which the adrenal gland releases too much of the hormone aldosterone.
His clinic was leading for years after in research on hyperaldosteronism.
In patients with hyperaldosteronism, chronic exposure to excess aldosterone does not cause edema as might be expected.
In secondary hyperaldosteronism, the excess aldosterone is caused by something outside the adrenal gland that mimics the primary condition.
In addition, patients with hyperaldosteronism will have hypernatremia, hypokalemia, and metabolic alkalosis.
