Teaching Points
- Indications for Screening of suspected Hyperaldosteronism -
- Hypokalaemic hypertension
- Refractory hypertension
- Presence of an incidentally detected adrenal mass
- Family history of hypertension
- Biochemical confirmation of Primary Hyperaldosteronism must be confirmed prior to imaging
- CT of the adrenals is the initial imaging modality for localisation of biochemically proven Primary Hyperaldosteronism
- Adrenal Vein Sampling should be undertaken to assess for a surgical remedial cause of Primary Hyperaldosteronism
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