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The pathogenesis of acquired hypoaldosteronism, a frequent cause of hyperkalemia in patients with chronic renal failure, is poorly understood. The present studies were undertaken to investigate the role of dopamine in suppressing mineralocorticoid secretion in this syndrome. We studied the plasma
To define the changes in adrenal gland function during critical illness, we evaluated 28 severely ill patients with persistent hypotension who were hospitalized in a medical intensive care unit. The patients had increased plasma cortisol (mean +/- SE, 40.1 +/- 10.1 micrograms/dl). PRA was increased
In an attempt to evaluate deficiencies of renin activation and adrenal zona glomerulosa biosynthesis in hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism (HH), we studied active and inactive renin (AR and IR, respectively) responses to the dopamine antagonist metoclopramide, furosemide, and graded dose infusion of