"ISABEL" DIAGNOSTIC PROGRAM NOW CAN GIVE RESULTS IN SECONDS AFTER ENTERING RESISTANT HYPERTENSION, PALPITATIONS, AND NOCTURNAL POLYURIA.- A SYMPTOM AND SIGN OMITTED COMPLETELY IN THE CMAJ PAPER.
SIMPLE GP TEST FOR CONN SYNDROME IS TO GIVE ALDACTONE. BP FALLS DRAMATICALLY.
INVESTIGATIONS INCLUDE POTASSIUM, ALDOSTERONE, RENIN, DIAGNOSTIC RADIOLOGY AND ADRENAL VEIN SAMPLING, REMOVAL OF THE ADRENAL BY ENDOSCOPY CAN CURE THE HYPERTENSION.COMPLETELY.
(COMMENTS BY DR A FRANKLIN WHO ATTENDED PROF FUNDER'S LECTURE)
(COMMENTS BY DR A FRANKLIN WHO ATTENDED PROF FUNDER'S LECTURE)
DELAY IN DIAGNOSIS ,OFTEN FOR YEARS, IS ASSOCIATED WITH PRESENT SOCIALIST POLICY OF NOT ADMITTING PATIENTS FOR DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION. ALDOSTERONE AND RENIN BEST TESTED AFTER A NIGHT'S REST AND BEFORE GETTING OUT OF BED. IN TORONTO, PRIVATE LABS WEILL DO HOUSE CALLS FOR A MODEST $30 BUT MOST DOCS ARE FRIGHTENED TO EVEN TELL PATIENTS ABOUT THIS SERVICE AS THE MAJORITY HAVE BEEN SOCIALLY ENGINEERED TO BELIEVE THAT ALL MEDICINE MUST BE FREE IN A WELFARE STATE. THE PATIENT COULD MAKE A COMPLAINT TO THE ONT COLLEGE OF PHYS AND SURGEONS LEADING TO A TIME WASTING INVESTIGATION OF MALPRACTICE.