Re: Blood pressure has been spiking the past month Looks like sodium sensitivity

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First thing is to not eat cottage cheese. Has a lot of salt in it. Yogurt much

better choice and Greek Yogurt even better.

If you rear welcome letter should have information on right way to test for

hyperaldosteronism. go to files and read Evolution_of_PA-Grim.pdf and

Endocrine_Society_PA_Guidelines.pdf

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> The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. Doubling and tripling

meds !

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> In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable range. PP put

me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She wanted me to eat more calcium

so I tried cottage cheese etc and this improved diet may be nearly killing me !

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> Ran across this site again and ....

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> Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

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> Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can communicate with

my doctor?

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> Thanks K

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See our welcome. DASH is the best high C diet for hilly as low Na and migh K Ca and Mg will help. Cottage cheese may be loaded with Na and u pee out more K and Ca. May your pressure be low!CE Grim MS, MDSpecializing in DifficultHypertensionOn May 12, 2012, at 8:42, kip_walls <okiedokietoday@...> wrote:

The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. Doubling and tripling meds !

In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this improved diet may be nearly killing me !

Ran across this site again and ....

Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can communicate with my doctor?

Thanks K

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I suggest you print this from our files:

http://f1.grp.fs.com/v1/AImuT8ei2Wa2jWW3GMvpeMM2miCfcv70QvjC5SsMOwMPHRNQJwk\

zX_Yg9UcGqtwTQPKApP6T5VSaWKEe2O2Ea4GgGgmmxi4/Aldosterone_Causes_of_Hypertension.\

pdf

It is written by Drs. Moraitis and Stratakis, two of the doctors that have been

treating Maggie and me at NIH. They give good background and explain the tests.

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> The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. Doubling and tripling

meds !

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> In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable range. PP put

me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She wanted me to eat more calcium

so I tried cottage cheese etc and this improved diet may be nearly killing me !

>

> Ran across this site again and ....

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> Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

>

> Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can communicate with

my doctor?

>

> Thanks K

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Has team documented u are DASHING TO MAX by checking urine Na K and creat. May your pressure be low!CE Grim MS, MDSpecializing in DifficultHypertensionOn May 12, 2012, at 8:42, kip_walls <okiedokietoday@...> wrote:

The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. Doubling and tripling meds !

In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this improved diet may be nearly killing me !

Ran across this site again and ....

Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can communicate with my doctor?

Thanks K

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Looks like the dash diet is also good for type II diabetics .

I will look at recent tests run by ER, Endo, and PP to see if they covered all

the basis for determination of Hyperaldosteronism. I ran by a doctor a couple of

years for specific testing but not sure they took it seriously but my new PP

may try to put it together !

Will review all these posts and files and try to figure out how to talk to her

about it !

I eat at a local hospital and try to keep my sodium below 1500 daily but its

hard and think I will have to take supplements if I can figure out what all to

take ! I get greens there with protein . Being a one person household I waste

food trying to do it myself plus I don't like cooking or cleaning up! My home

snacks seem to get me in trouble !

A few years ago I snacked on licorice and that sent me to the hospital for BP

spikes by the glyscerric ?? acid per I think your site and hershey site ! I

gave that up too ! Most of these things I have determined on my own beyond the

doctors with massive research !

Ive wondered if sucralose could cause spikes too like the licorice ! Its in my

daily vitamins I started 4+ months ago ! I quit them after the spikes last week

because there seemed to be some internet concerns and a cumulative compound

effect !

I thought getting my potassium up might free me up on sodium but apparently not

! I never add salt but do use Dash alternative on occasion !

I have the Dash book but will have look for it or may buy another copy!

I think I am going to have to get a digital recorder to record everything I eat

or take and the effects as they occur !

Thanks for your help !

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> > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. Doubling and

tripling meds !

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> > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable range. PP put

me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She wanted me to eat more calcium

so I tried cottage cheese etc and this improved diet may be nearly killing me !

> >

> > Ran across this site again and ....

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> > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

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> > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can communicate

with my doctor?

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> > Thanks K

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About the same time as the spikes I had pain from my lower L back , L buttocks,

L testicle, down to L knee . I see postings on tumors on this site. Could those

cause that pain ! Its being diagnosed as old age to pinched nerve so far ! I was

put on celebrex samples that my insurance would not fill , and ER put me on a

muscle spasm relaxant, stool softner, and pain killer which I have quit with the

reduction in pain levels and continued spikes !

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> > > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. Doubling and

tripling meds !

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> > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable range. PP

put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She wanted me to eat more

calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this improved diet may be nearly

killing me !

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> > > Ran across this site again and ....

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> > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

> > >

> > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can communicate

with my doctor?

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> > > Thanks K

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Your description of your pain sounds exactly like mine only on the other side!

I was even on Oxycodone and Methedone for years trying to control it! It

resolved when I got PA totally under control. (I blamed it on the excess

aldosterone since I still had the tumor but had the aldostrone controlled

w/Spironolactone.)

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> > > > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. Doubling and

tripling meds !

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> > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable range. PP

put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She wanted me to eat more

calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this improved diet may be nearly

killing me !

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> > > > Ran across this site again and ....

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> > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

> > > >

> > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can

communicate with my doctor?

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> > > > Thanks K

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Its called a food diary. Pen and paper works well. Then at end of day enter into a program like loseit and you can get calories and Na. CE Grim MDOn May 13, 2012, at 1:09 AM, kip_walls wrote: Looks like the dash diet is also good for type II diabetics . I will look at recent tests run by ER, Endo, and PP to see if they covered all the basis for determination of Hyperaldosteronism. I ran by a doctor a couple of years for specific testing but not sure they took it seriously but my new PP may try to put it together ! Will review all these posts and files and try to figure out how to talk to her about it ! I eat at a local hospital and try to keep my sodium below 1500 daily but its hard and think I will have to take supplements if I can figure out what all to take ! I get greens there with protein . Being a one person household I waste food trying to do it myself plus I don't like cooking or cleaning up! My home snacks seem to get me in trouble ! A few years ago I snacked on licorice and that sent me to the hospital for BP spikes by the glyscerric ?? acid per I think your site and hershey site ! I gave that up too ! Most of these things I have determined on my own beyond the doctors with massive research ! Ive wondered if sucralose could cause spikes too like the licorice ! Its in my daily vitamins I started 4+ months ago ! I quit them after the spikes last week because there seemed to be some internet concerns and a cumulative compound effect ! I thought getting my potassium up might free me up on sodium but apparently not ! I never add salt but do use Dash alternative on occasion ! I have the Dash book but will have look for it or may buy another copy! I think I am going to have to get a digital recorder to record everything I eat or take and the effects as they occur ! Thanks for your help ! > > > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. Doubling and tripling meds ! > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this improved diet may be nearly killing me ! > > > > Ran across this site again and .... > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have . > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can communicate with my doctor? > > > > Thanks K > > > > >

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If K has been a problem this is most likely the cause of these pains.Would recommend the 14 day DASH plan in the book to the letter to test it. CE Grim MDOn May 13, 2012, at 1:28 AM, kip_walls wrote: About the same time as the spikes I had pain from my lower L back , L buttocks, L testicle, down to L knee . I see postings on tumors on this site. Could those cause that pain ! Its being diagnosed as old age to pinched nerve so far ! I was put on celebrex samples that my insurance would not fill , and ER put me on a muscle spasm relaxant, stool softner, and pain killer which I have quit with the reduction in pain levels and continued spikes ! > > > > > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. Doubling and tripling meds ! > > > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this improved diet may be nearly killing me ! > > > > > > Ran across this site again and .... > > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have . > > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can communicate with my doctor? > > > > > > Thanks K > > > > > > > > >

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I doubt K in my case, it was in the high 4's (4.8 and as high as 5.0).

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> > Doubling and tripling meds !

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> > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable

> > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She

> > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this

> > improved diet may be nearly killing me !

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> > > > > Ran across this site again and ....

> > > > >

> > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

> > > > >

> > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can

> > communicate with my doctor?

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> > > > > Thanks K

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What was your K at NIH? Believe You have had low K in past and you are hard to

get blood from.

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> > > Doubling and tripling meds !

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> > > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable

> > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She

> > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this

> > > improved diet may be nearly killing me !

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> > > > > > Ran across this site again and ....

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> > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

> > > > > >

> > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can

> > > communicate with my doctor?

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> > > > > > Thanks K

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Don't have numbers from NIH yet but they never mentioned it either low or high.

Low or high, I know I got as high as 5.0 and the pain was constant for 6 years.

Not hard to get blood from as long as they take it from the veins in my hand.

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> > > > Doubling and tripling meds !

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> > > > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable

> > > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She

> > > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this

> > > > improved diet may be nearly killing me !

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> > > > > > > Ran across this site again and ....

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> > > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

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> > > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can

> > > > communicate with my doctor?

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> > > > > > > Thanks K

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Veins in hands tend to be smaller then arms so they tend to use smaller needle

to draw blood. Smaller needles then 19 guage tend to cause higher adnormal K.

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> > > > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She

> > > > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this

> > > > > improved diet may be nearly killing me !

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> > > > > > > > Ran across this site again and ....

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> > > > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

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> > > > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can

> > > > > communicate with my doctor?

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> > > > > > > > Thanks K

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Let's not beat this issue again. In my case my records show my K has ranged

between 3.7 and 5.0. I have never had SXs that others attribute to low K and I

haven't died so My guess is the numbers are close enough! Case closed!

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> > > > > > > > > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115.

> > > > > > Doubling and tripling meds !

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> > > > > > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable

> > > > > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She

> > > > > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this

> > > > > > improved diet may be nearly killing me !

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> > > > > > > > > Ran across this site again and ....

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> > > > > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

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> > > > > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can

> > > > > > communicate with my doctor?

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> > > > > > > > > Thanks K

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Must have early disease then. Or you have been eating a low sodium high K diet for the last 15 years or so. ;-)CE Grim MDOn May 13, 2012, at 9:52 PM, wrote: Let's not beat this issue again. In my case my records show my K has ranged between 3.7 and 5.0. I have never had SXs that others attribute to low K and I haven't died so My guess is the numbers are close enough! Case closed! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over 115. > > > > > > Doubling and tripling meds ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was below acceptable > > > > > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She > > > > > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and this > > > > > > improved diet may be nearly killing me ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ran across this site again and .... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I can > > > > > > communicate with my doctor? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks K > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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Define early. I know I had the tumor in 2005 and the flank pain in 2007. If

Mcs sells low NA and high K you are correct there (remember, I was a tour

bus driver during those years.) An finlly is your statement based on current

information or what you learned when you worked with Dr. Conn? (Everything I

have researched with recent information says more than half of the PTNs w/PA are

not hypokalemic!)

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> > etc and this

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Right but just checking. Indeed most with Conn's are normokalemic in my analysis. Dr. Conn even called this the Grim Hypothesis in one of his reviews. Need to find the reference again however.I have just stumbled on to Google Scholar. You can enter Dr. JW Conn and get access to almost all of his publications which are of great interest for the history of Primary Aldosteronism.Still makes great reading. Especially his reveiws of his studies of human adaptation to heat using sweat Na/K etc. CE Grim MDOn May 13, 2012, at 10:34 PM, wrote: Define early. I know I had the tumor in 2005 and the flank pain in 2007. If Mcs sells low NA and high K you are correct there (remember, I was a tour bus driver during those years.) An finlly is your statement based on current information or what you learned when you worked with Dr. Conn? (Everything I have researched with recent information says more than half of the PTNs w/PA are not hypokalemic!) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over > > 115. > > > > > > > > Doubling and tripling meds ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was > > below acceptable > > > > > > > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range > > now ! She > > > > > > > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese > > etc and this > > > > > > > > improved diet may be nearly killing me ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Ran across this site again and .... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I > > have . > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab > > tests so I can > > > > > > > > communicate with my doctor? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Thanks K > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >

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What are the thoughts on why they not low K? What was the theory behind those with normal K , yet have Conn's? because we must be identifying the Conn's based on chronic HTN resistant to meds other than MCB's, and then high aldosterone levels and the aldo/ renin ratio. Something had to bring to the identifying table. Was it the resistant HTN only?

From: <jclark24p@...>Subject: Re: Blood pressure has been spiking the past month Looks like sodium sensitivityhyperaldosteronism Date: Sunday, May 13, 2012, 10:34 PM

Define early. I know I had the tumor in 2005 and the flank pain in 2007. If Mcs sells low NA and high K you are correct there (remember, I was a tour bus driver during those years.) An finlly is your statement based on current information or what you learned when you worked with Dr. Conn? (Everything I have researched with recent information says more than half of the PTNs w/PA are not hypokalemic!)> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over > > 115.> > > > > > > > Doubling and tripling meds !> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was > > below acceptable> > > > > > > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range > > now ! She> > > > > > > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese > > etc and this> > > > > > > > improved diet may be nearly killing me !> > > > > > > > >

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Jeeze louise.....I swear Englsh is my native language. I don't know how I wrote that below, but I meant to say "what are the thoughts on why some with Conn's are not low K?"

What was the thinking on why some do and some don't? Just curious.

From: Bingham <jlkbbk2003@...>Subject: Re: Re: Blood pressure has been spiking the past month Looks like sodium sensitivityhyperaldosteronism Date: Monday, May 14, 2012, 1:30 AM

What are the thoughts on why they not low K? What was the theory behind those with normal K , yet have Conn's? because we must be identifying the Conn's based on chronic HTN resistant to meds other than MCB's, and then high aldosterone levels and the aldo/ renin ratio. Something had to bring to the identifying table. Was it the resistant HTN only? ---

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Do these two help? (one editorial and one study)

http://www.ima.org.il/imaj/ar02jan-9.pdf

http://www.ima.org.il/imaj/ar02jan-4.pdf

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Have you not been told you have loss of kidney function? If so then high K

becomes a problem. So would seem if test shows K is high you would want to be

sure they had it right.

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> > > > > > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range now ! She

> > > > > > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese etc and

this

> > > > > > > improved diet may be nearly killing me !

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> > > > > > > > > > Ran across this site again and ....

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> > > > > > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I have .

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> > > > > > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab tests so I

can

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Doesn't CA effect how K moves in and out of blood?

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Recommending re-read my evolution paper with pen and paper in hand to draw the figures as you read it.Low K is a function of amt of aldo made, diet K and Na and sweat losses. And of course proper blood drawing.The first sign of Conn's is a rise in BP. So should be considered in all with HTN but testing costs too much so most are not tested early on.CE Grim MDOn May 14, 2012, at 1:30 AM, Bingham wrote: What are the thoughts on why they not low K? What was the theory behind those with normal K , yet have Conn's? because we must be identifying the Conn's based on chronic HTN resistant to meds other than MCB's, and then high aldosterone levels and the aldo/ renin ratio. Something had to bring to the identifying table. Was it the resistant HTN only? From: <jclark24p@...>Subject: Re: Blood pressure has been spiking the past month Looks like sodium sensitivityhyperaldosteronism Date: Sunday, May 13, 2012, 10:34 PM Define early. I know I had the tumor in 2005 and the flank pain in 2007. If Mcs sells low NA and high K you are correct there (remember, I was a tour bus driver during those years.) An finlly is your statement based on current information or what you learned when you worked with Dr. Conn? (Everything I have researched with recent information says more than half of the PTNs w/PA are not hypokalemic!)> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > The spikes have been hard to control like 190 over > > 115.> > > > > > > > Doubling and tripling meds !> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was > > below acceptable> > > > > > > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range > > now ! She> > > > > > > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage cheese > > etc and this> > > > > > > > improved diet may be nearly killing me !> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > Ran across this site again and ....> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is what I > > have .> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab > > tests so I can> > > > > > > > communicate with my doctor?> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > Thanks K> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > > >> > > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > >> > >> >> >>

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Last time I checked Mayo lab was charging about $200 to do ARP.

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> > > > > > > > > > > > > In December I had Potassium tested and it was

> > > > below acceptable

> > > > > > > > > > range. PP put me on K and Magn and those seem in range

> > > > now ! She

> > > > > > > > > > wanted me to eat more calcium so I tried cottage

> > cheese

> > > > etc and this

> > > > > > > > > > improved diet may be nearly killing me !

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> > > > > > > > > > > > > Looks I need to be tested to see if this is

> > what I

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> > > > > > > > > > > > > Which file has the best outline of medical lab

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> > > > > > > > > > communicate with my doctor?

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Good articles. Still recommend reading my evolution article as it makes it more clear why it can take years for the Dx to be made.CE Grim MDOn May 14, 2012, at 4:58 AM, wrote: Do these two help? (one editorial and one study) http://www.ima.org.il/imaj/ar02jan-9.pdf http://www.ima.org.il/imaj/ar02jan-4.pdf > > > From: Bingham <jlkbbk2003@...> > Subject: Re: Re: Blood pressure has been spiking the past month Looks like sodium sensitivity > hyperaldosteronism > Date: Monday, May 14, 2012, 1:30 AM > > > >  > > > > > > > > What  are the thoughts on why they not low K? What was the theory behind those with normal K , yet have Conn's? because we must be identifying the Conn's based on chronic HTN resistant to meds other than MCB's, and then high aldosterone levels and the aldo/ renin ratio. Something had to bring to the identifying table. Was it the resistant HTN only? > > --- > > > >  > > > > >  >