Taylor Hendrickson Author
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forensic drug treatment
The Role of Trauma In Baseline Functioning for Individuals Entering Substance Use Treatment from the Criminal Justice System
ASCE Foundation, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Academy of Engineering, University of Oxford ASCE Foundation, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Carnegie Mellon University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, National Academy of Engineering, University of Oxford
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Author(s): Taylor Hendrickson, Hannah Oliver and Udaya M Kabadi
Chronic ingestion of licorice is reported to induce hypertension and hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis with low aldosterone and is therefore labeled pseudohyperaldosteronism. Edema alone is rarely described. Herein, we report a subject who presented with generalized edema and prehypertension with failure to detect the causative disorder despite evaluation by several consultants. A detailed interogation revealed onset of edema following use of chewing Tobacco for over 6 months after cessation of cigarette smoking. Prehypertension was noted on physical examination. Laboratory testing documented renal sodium retention with subnormal plasma renin activity and aldosterone as well as elevated both plasma and urinary cortisol/cortisone ratios indicating inhibition of... view moreĀ»