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Sections:
Primary Hyperaldosteronism, Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, Idiopathic Addison’s Disease, Syndrome of Inappropriate Antidiuretic Hormone (SIADH), Chronic Renal Failure, Diuretics.

Topics Discussed:
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; beta-blocker; diuretics; glomerular filtration rate; hypertension, secondary; renal artery stenosis; renal circulation; renin.

Excerpt:

Secondary Hypertension, Renal Artery Stenosis

MB is a 5'8", 57-year-old, 68-kg man. Previous medical history includes hypercholesterolemia and a family history of atherosclerosis. MB smokes one pack of cigarettes per day. Physical examination revealed a BP of 185/110 mmHg. Plasma renin was found to be increased and the results from subsequent angiographic studies led to a diagnosis of marked stenosis of the left renal artery. (Secondary hypertension, renal artery stenosis, is also discussed in

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