Thanavaro Joanne L
Adult Nurse Practitioner Program at St. Louis University School of Nursing, St. Louis, Missouri, MO, USA.
Nurse Pract. 2011 Apr;36(4):12-21; quiz 21-2. doi: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000394865.72672.2b.
Primary aldosteronism (PAL) is characterized by excessive production of aldosterone, which leads to hypernatremia, hypertension (HTN), hypokalemia, and alkalosis. Three crucial diagnostic steps include case detection, case confirmation, and subtype classification. Marked improvement or cure of HTN is achieved with appropriate treatment.
原发性醛固酮增多症(PAL)的特征是醛固酮分泌过多,这会导致高钠血症、高血压(HTN)、低钾血症和碱中毒。三个关键的诊断步骤包括病例检测、病例确诊和亚型分类。通过适当的治疗可使高血压得到显著改善或治愈。