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Is it possible to have addison's disease, but yet have a normal comprehensive metabolic panel?
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Depends: Addison disease causes elevation of potassium, but if adequately treated, there will no abnormalities in cmp if there is no other disease process.
Answered 2/24/2013
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Yes: Addisons is an adrenal gland deficiency, and may be related to either aldosterone or corticosteroids (much less commonly sex hormones). However, depending on what is being tested, the remaining metabolic profile may be normal.
Answered 9/28/2016
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