Primary hyperaldosteronism differential diagnosis
Overview
Differebtiating Conn's Syndrome From Other Diseases
Conn's syndrome should be differentiated from other diseases causing hypertension and hypokalemia for example:
- Renal artery stenosis
- Cushing's syndrome
- Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)
- Liddle's syndrome
- Diuretic use
- Licorice ingestion
- Renin-secreting tumors
References
| Hypertension | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Plasma renin activity | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Normal or High | Suppressed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Consider other diagnosis | Urinary aldosterone | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||