Connect Sign InEndocrine Regulation of Blood Pressure
This presentation will provide an overview of the factors that affect blood pressure and how the endocrine system plays an important role. Endocrine disorders that may present with high blood pressure will be reviewed. A focused discussion on primary hyperaldosteronism will explain how this disorder results in hypertension, and how laboratory testing is critical for its diagnosis. Finally, the problem of low blood pressure will be discussed, and laboratory testing for diabetes insipidus (which may present with low blood pressure) will be outlined.
Dr. Kroner graduated from Washington University in St. Louis in 2010 with a BA in Biology and Classics before pursuing a PhD in Biological Chemistry at the University of Michigan. Her work investigated the maintenance of bacterial chromosome architecture and the role of the bacterial global transcription regulator Lrp in regulating cells' response to nutrient starvation.
