Which medications do you deem necessary to stop prior to measuring plasma renin and plasma aldosterone when evaluating a patient for possible primary aldosteronism?
Answer from: at Community Practice
The most important medications to stop before checking renin and aldo levels are spironolactone, amiloride, triamterene, finerenone, and eplerenone. Ideally, patients should be off these meds for at least 6 weeks before testing. A pathologic primary aldo can be detected while taking beta blockers or...
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at Rush Medical College This question alone makes me want to avoid the com...
at Associates In Kidney Care The half-life of eplerenone is 3-6 hours. 5 times ...
at Lohe And Hasni Medical Group Any diuretic would affect renin values by creating...
at UAB Medicine A pathologic primary aldosteronism will suppress r...
This question alone makes me want to avoid the com...
The half-life of eplerenone is 3-6 hours. 5 times ...
Any diuretic would affect renin values by creating...
A pathologic primary aldosteronism will suppress r...