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Week 6 Topic 6 DQ 1

Week 6 Topic 6 DQ 1

Q Conn's syndrome is an endocrine disorder brought about by a tumor of the adrenal cortex that secretes excessive aldosterone in uncontrolled fashion. Given what you know about the functions of aldosterone, describe what the most prominent features of this condition would be.

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Aldosterone is the main mineralocorticoid steroid hormone produced in the outer cortex of the adrenal gland which is situated above the kidneys . Aldosterone plays an important role in the regulation of blood pressure mainly by acting on organs such as kidney It is also responsible to regulate salt and water in the body . The biological action of aldosterone is to increase the retention of sodium in and water and to increase the excretion of potassium by the kidneys(Scott et al., 2021)