Endocrine Abstracts

A 48-year-old Afro-Caribbean female was referred from Accident & Emergency in December 2007 with low serum potassium. She had been diagnosed elsewhere with hypertension due to primary aldosteronism at the age of 28 but was then lost to Endocrine follow-up. She reported intolerance to spironolactone – blood pressure was controlled with Amiloride until 1999 and then Amlodipine. Questioning in clinic, January 2008, revealed that she had had extensive investigations when ...