Endocrine Abstracts

The utility of renin measurement in guiding mineralocorticoid replacement is unclear. To address this we retrospectively examined the parameters and treatment of 97 patients with Addison’s disease over a five year period.Methods: Adrenal replacement, blood pressure (BP), orthostatic BP response, urea, sodium, potassium and renin levels of 97 patients attending our clinic were collected over the period 2012–2016. Data ...

The utility of renin measurement in guiding mineralocorticoid replacement is unclear. To address this we retrospectively examined the parameters and treatment of 97 patients with Addison’s disease over a five year period.Methods: Adrenal replacement, blood pressure (BP), orthostatic BP response, urea, sodium, potassium and renin levels of 97 patients attending our clinic were collected over the period 2012–2016. Data ...