KROK 1 2007 – Question 110 · KROK (Medicine) · Pathophysiology
Examination of a patient revealed hyperkaliemia and hyponatremia. Low secretion of which hormone may cause such changes?
- A. Cortisol
- B. Vasopressin
- C. Natriuretic
- D. Parathormone
- E. Aldosteron
Hint
Ask which adrenal steroid makes the distal nephron retain sodium and secrete potassium; when it is deficient, the opposite pattern appears in the blood.
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