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Table 1 Laboratory and endocrinological data

From: Pitfalls in the diagnosis and treatment of a hypertensive patient with unilateral primary aldosteronism and contralateral pheochromocytoma: a case report

Parameter

Values

Reference ranges

K (mmol/L)

3.67

3.6–5.0

Creatinine (mg/dL)

0.55

0.47–0.79

PAC (ng/dL)

19.7

3.6–24

PRA (ng/mL/h)

0.3

0.2–2.3

DHEA-S (µg/dL)

97

8–188

ACTH (pg/mL)

52.1

7.2–63.3

11 pm ACTH (pg/mL)

19.26

 

Cortisol (µg/dL)

15.87

7.07–19.6

11 pm Cortisol (µg/dL)

3.44

 < 5

Urinary Cortisol (μg/day)a

48.2

11.2–80.3

Urinary Aldosterone (μg/day)a

14.4

1.0–19.3

1 mg DST cortisol (µg/dL)

2.25

 < 1.8

Captopril challenge test

 Pre-PAC (ng/dL)

18.3

3.6–24

  PRA (ng/mL/h)

0.2

0.2–2.3

  ARR

91.5

 < 20

 90 min-PAC (ng/dL)

9.6

 

  PRA (ng/mL/h)

0.2

 

  ARR

48

 
  1. Abbreviations: PAC plasma aldosterone concentration, PRA plasma renin activity, DHEA-S dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate, ACTH adrenocorticotrophic hormone, DST dexamethasone suppression test, ARR plasma aldosterone/renin ratio
  2. a24-hour urinary testing was performed in 2020