Introduction to Confirmation Testing
The goal of confirmatory testing is to show that excess aldosterone is “autonomous,” i.e. that it is produced independently of the renin-angiotensin system. To demonstrate this, patients are administered agents which suppress the regulator of aldosterone production. If aldosterone is again found in excess, the dysfunction is “confirmed” to originate in the adrenal glands. To…
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