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Increased Aldosterone leads to all of the following, except:

A
Hypokalemia
B
Hypeension
C
Hypernatremia
D
Metabolic acidosis
High-Yield Explanation
Increased Aldosterone is associated with metabolic alkalosis and not metabolic acidosis. Other findings associated with it includes hypokalemia (potassium excretion), hypernatremia (sodium conservation) and hypeension (characteristically diastolic). Ref: Endocrine Physiology, 3rd Edition, Chapter 6; CURRENT Diagnosis and Treatment in Family Medicine, 3rd Edition, Chapter 36

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