How to tell if high blood pressure is caused by adrenal glands

Whether hypertension is caused by the adrenal glands can be determined by aldosterone and cortisol testing, adrenal gland CT examination and other methods. Whether hypertension is caused by adrenal gland can be judged by aldosterone and cortisol test, adrenal hypertension is caused by excessive secretion of sterone and cortisol, so that the body’s sodium excretion of potassium, blood volume increases, the activity of renin-angiotensin system is inhibited, the common clinical manifestations of prolonged hypertension and accompanied by hypokalemia. Whether hypertension is caused by adrenal gland can be determined by adrenal gland CT examination. If adrenal gland has abnormal hyperplasia or nodule, such as adrenal pheochromocytoma, which is generally larger, cystic lesion can appear in the center, and when it is strengthened, obvious enhancement will appear around the tumor. Paroxysmal elevation of blood pressure with tachycardia, headache, sweating and pallor will occur. Therefore, patients with adrenal-induced hypertension should go to the hospital as soon as possible to clarify the cause of the disease and under the guidance of the doctor for standardized treatment.