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A 29-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: plasma renin activity?
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A 39-year old asked:
What is the difference between plasma renin activity (pra) vs plasma renin concentration (prc)?
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A member asked:
What would cause my aldosterone levels to be high? My blood pressure is normal, I have a low body temperature, and my iron levels seem to drop for no reason. My doctor ordered my labs to be rested in two weeks and she will include a renin activity lab as
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A 26-year old female asked:
My renin was high before bring put on BP pills. Is it dangerous?
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A 46-year old asked:
What causes the kidneys to stimulate renin production? What is renin for?
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A 16-year old female asked:
Too much renin in left kidney. What could be the cause? And how can it be treated?
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A 24-year old male asked:
What is low renin essential hypertension?
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A 22-year old male asked:
If someone was to have low angiotensin II and low aldosterone would you expect to see a lower renin also?
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A 25-year old female asked:
Why does Primary hypoaldosteronism lead to increased renin and Angiotensin II, but secondary hypoaldosteroninim does not?
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A 43-year old asked:
Renin , aldosterone , metanephrine and normetanephrine tests tells you what?
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A 67-year old female asked:
What does a high plasma renin act, lc/ms/ms mean?
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A 32-year old asked:
How do vasodilators impact the renin-angiotensin system?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Renin 0.4ng/ml/hr (range 0.5-4.0) aldosterone 16.0 ng/dl (range 4.0-31.0) Aldost. renin ratio would be 40? borderline primary hyperaldosteronism?
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A 27-year old male asked:
On fludrocortisone and as suspected it lowers renin and angiotensin. Does this matter? Isnt the sole purpose of renin to make aldosterone anyways?
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A 21-year old female asked:
I have quite severe pots and would be interested in getting blood volume and renin tests. Possible? What kind of tests are these and what specialists would do them?
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A 43-year old asked:
Renin , aldosterone , metanephrine and normetanephrine tests indicates what kind of condition?
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A 22-year old male asked:
Is there anyway to increase angiotensin ii, my body does not produce it despite normal renin, autonomic nerve issue.
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A 32-year old female asked:
Renin levels slightly elevated,aldoster levels high, and the quotient is normal.LOW BP sys 82-98,diast 54-70.Cortisol at 8h and at 16h normal, 24 h urine normal. DHEA-S borderline low. not taking any meds! What could cause this hyperaldo.with LOW BP?
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A 26-year old male asked:
During a fight or flight response does the levels of renin angiotensin Aldosterone are raised or only epinephrine is raised?
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A 50-year old female asked:
Had renin, aldosterone and cortisol checked...Would 20 mg prednisone taken effect these labs? So far renin and cortisol low. Waiting for aldosterone
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A female asked:
I have hypertension and hypokalemia. Aldosterone & Cortisol normal.. Renin was not tested. Can primary aldosteronism be ruled out without ARR?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Low aldosterone ~3, normal renin and cortisol. Which type of adrenal issue and remedy available? Finding out reason for hyperkalemia and low hco3
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A 28-year old male asked:
I have low renin essential hypertension. I take losartan. Doc wants to switch to Telmasartan due to inadequate BP response. Is this a good choice? Ive read ARBs dont work with low renin hypertension. Is that true?
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A 29-year old female asked:
How long before getting a facial or chemical peel should I stop using renin-a? I am using retin-a for acne but would like to get a facial. Do i need to be off of retin-a for any amount of time?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Hypertension 160/110, electrolytes are ok, K at low normal. Renin/aldosterone =10, TSH&FT4 are ok. 28yo, Male. Multiple kidney stones?
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A 65-year old female asked:
Rbc 3.89, WBC 4.9, hgb 12, hct 37, MCV 100.2, MCH 34, mchc 36, rdw-cv 12.8, pltct 205, creatinine 0.54 bicarbonate (sodium bicarbonate) 27. Renin 0.2, aldo 1.0 problem?
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A 25-year old female asked:
5.7CC adrenal mass on U/S, CT scan normal. Hypertension (180/110), deranged aldosterone &renin, fatigue, dizziness, headaches. Do CT scans missthings?
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A 53-year old female asked:
Post partial rt adrenalectomy for subclinical cushings. F/up labs still high- 1mg 11p DST, testosterone, 11p saliva cortisol, metanephrine fract plasma, aldosterone/renin. Lt adrenal - 7mm nodule w/hyperplasia. Is it most likely functioning as well?
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A 22-year old male asked:
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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A 20-year old male asked:
My potassium levels are consistently low so doc wants to order blood tests to check aldosterone & renin blood levels. I'm on propranolol. Is that ok?
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