What are the symptoms of aldosteronism

Symptoms of aldosteronism include hypertension, hypokalemia, cardiac arrhythmias and renal hypoplasia. 1. Hypertension: elevated blood pressure is a more common symptom of aldosteronism. Patients will show headache, nausea, dizziness, and the effect of conventional antihypertensive drugs, such as levamlodipine tablets, is not good. 2. Hypokalemia: Patients with aldosteronism may suffer from hypokalemia, which may lead to muscle weakness and gradually aggravate. Especially in overworked patients with severe hypokalemia, numbness of limbs, twitching of hands and feet may occur. 3. Arrhythmia: The electrocardiogram of patients with aldosteronism usually shows hypokalemia, and patients may have tachycardia or ventricular fibrillation. 4. Renal hypokalemia: Because of the large amount of potassium loss, patients may show thirst, excessive drinking, frequent going to the toilet at night, and may have urinary tract infections. It is recommended to consult the doctor in time for examination and treatment under the guidance of the physician.