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Can you tell me how aldosterone and atrial natriuretic peptide hormones affect specific gravity of bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) andsaline?

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Strange question: They don't affect the SG of either one. Why would you think that they do?

Answered 6/24/2014

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Follow up question - can you have normal serum sodium and serum potassium levels and have low aldosterone levels ? Thanks

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Low Aldosterone 10 range 15-70 with normal sodium and potassium?? and I eat a normal sodium diet, not too much and not too little sodium..

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I was diagnosed with Addison's. My test which I just took showed ALDOSTERONE LC/MS/MS 1 ng/dL . My sodium results were within normal numbers. Is this indicating my Cortisol is low?

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Low aldosterone, normal renin. Sodium 141(135-145), potassium 3.4(3.5-5.0) confused, shouldnt sodium be lower if low aldosterone and potassium higher?

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Could high aldosterone cause sodium retention? Could it cause hypernatremia ?

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