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A 50-year-old man with resistant hypertension (on 3 agents) has aldosterone 25 ng/dL and plasma renin activity 0.3 ng/mL/hr. What is the next best diagnostic step?

Adrenal vein sampling Confirmatory oral sodium loading or saline infusion test Abdominal CT only Start spironolactone empirically

Correct Answer:

Confirmatory oral sodium loading or saline infusion test

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