I was definitely not screened for it... until I ended up with low serum potassium & significant weakness.
...and I had family history of issues with aldosterone levels (hyper & hypo are believed to be issues with same gene according to studies I saw)
Tara
As regular as clockwork
A study of screening rates for PA reports that they remain abysmally low - this time from the Optum database
www.medpagetoday.com/meetingcover... (abstract from the Endo Society meet)
#hypertension #Aldosterone
Real-world study turned up a 'meaningful' 8.7% positive rate
