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Table 1 Biochemical test results

From: Unravelling a mystery of hypokalemic hypertension- a rare case report of a reninoma

Potassium

2.8 mmol/L (3.5–5.2 mmol/L)

Sodium

136 mmol/L (135–145 mmol/L)

Bicarbonate

24.8 mEq/L (22- 26 mEq/L)

ODST

 < 11 nmol/L

(Normal < 50 nmol/L)

Serum aldosterone

49.7 ng/dl (1.76–39.2 ng/dl)

Plasma Renin concentration-

1275μIU/mL (2.8–32.9μIU/mL)

Plasma renin activity

106.3 ng/ml/hr

ARR

0.5

 > 30 suggestive of primary aldosteronism

 < 10 suggestive of secondary aldosteronism

TSH

1.35μIU/L (0.5–4 μIU/L)

24-h urinary metanephrines

0.35 mg/24 h (< 1 mg/24 h)

Serum creatinine

0.67 mg/dl (0.7–1.3 mg/dL)

Urine full report

No RBCs or proteinuria

ESR

4 mm/1sthr (< 10 mm/1st hr)

  1. ODST Overnight Dexamethasone Suppression test, ARR Aldosterone -Renin-Ratio, TSH Thyroid Stimulating Hormone, RBC Red Blood Cells, ESR Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate