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Medicine Bater syndrome, Gitelman syndrome, Liddle and Comparison with SIADH ba79c015

All are true about Bater syndrome except?

A
Urinary calcium increased
B
Hypokalemic alkalosis
C
Mineralocoicoid antagonist can be used.
D
Normal Blood pressure
High-Yield Explanation
The defect in Bater syndrome in thick ascending limb of Loop of Henle- | urinary loss of calcium & nephrocalcinosis The salt wasting and polyuria lead to dehydration- stimulates the R.A.A.S- secondary hyperaldosteronism. This explains the hypokalemia. ROMK receptors in TAL are affected leading to urinary loss of potassium. | intra-renal prostaglandins and hence indomethacin is prescribed Secondary aldosteronism explains the development of metabolic alkalosis

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