The Renin-Angiotensin System
- 29 August 1974
- journal article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 291 (9), 446-457
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197408292910905
Abstract
Plasma Renin Activity as a Screening Procedure in HypertensionTwo approaches to the use of peripheral plasma renin activity as a screening test for hypertensive disease have been taken: to hospitalize the patient and impose strict control of dietary sodium in an effort to be able to relate his response to a rigidly defined set of normal criteria; and to allow the patient to remain ambulatory and on an ad lib sodium intake and rely on his 24-hour urinary sodium excretion to normalize his response. Stimulation or suppression tests give more information about the patient's renin reserve and the responsiveness . . .Keywords
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