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Malignant hypertension laboratory findings
Introduction
Laboratory Findings
Laboratory Findings
- Coagulation profile
- urinary catecholamines
- 24-hour urine collection for vanillylmandelic acid (VMA) and catecholamines.
- BUN, creatinine
Urinalysis may reveal
- Microscopic hematuria
- RBC or hyaline casts.
In patients with hyperaldosteronism (a secondary cause of hypertension), aldosterone promotes renal potassium wasting, resulting in low serum potassium.
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