Approach to the diagnosis of secondary hypertension in adults [Correction]. Aust Prescr 2022;45:183. First published 18 August 2022. https://doi.org/10.18773/austprescr.2022.055
The article on secondary hypertension (Aust Prescr 2021;44:165-9) has been corrected. View corrected article.
There was an error in Table 2 – Factors that may lead to false-positive or false-negative aldosterone:renin ratio results. In the ‘Potassium wasting diuretics’ line, the arrow in the ‘Effect on aldosterone:renin ratio’ column should point down (not up), indicating a false negative.
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