How would blood pressure be affected if a person suffered from hypoaldosteronism (insufficient aldosterone secretion)? Wouldblood K+ levels also be affected? If so, how?
How would blood pressure be affected if a person suffered from hypoaldosteronism (insufficient aldosterone secretion)? Would
blood K+ levels also be affected? If so, how?
Aldosterone is a hormone that fiddles a significant part in preserving normal sodium and potassium concentrations in blood and in regulating blood volume and blood pressure. Aldosterone is generated by the adrenal glands placed at the lid of each kidney.
Aldosterone results in an increase in salt and water reabsorption into the bloodstream from the kidney thereby boosting the blood volume, rebuilding salt levels and blood pressure.
Hypoaldosteronism usually occurs as part of adrenal insufficiency. It results in dehydration, low blood pressure, a low blood sodium level, and a high potassium level. When newborns lack an enzyme required to prepare cortisol, a situation called congenital adrenal hyperplasia, this can reduce the production of aldosterone in some cases.
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