You are working with a patient who has been poisoned.You note elevated blood pressure,and tissue biopsies of the patient's liver show extra sodium channels in the kidney,so you suspect that the patient has been given

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Elevated blood pressure and extra sodium channels in the kidney are both associated with aldosterone, a hormone that regulates sodium and potassium balance in the body. Aldosterone can cause an increase in blood pressure by promoting sodium retention in the kidney, leading to an increase in extracellular fluid volume. This suggests that the patient may have been poisoned with a substance that mimics the effects of aldosterone, or that directly stimulates the release of aldosterone from the adrenal gland.

You Are Working with a Patient Who Has Been Poisoned