Liquorice-induced apparent mineralocorticoid excess presenting in the emergency department

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Table 1.

Biochemistry investigations

Biochemistry results	Admission	Discharge	Follow-up 13 days post-discharge	Endocrine follow-up 3 months after discharge
Sodium (133–146 mmol/L)	145	149	142
Potassium (3.5–5.3 mmol/L)	2.4	3.1	4.6
Creatinine (44–80 μmol/L)	69	43	62
eGFR (mL/min/1.73²)	78	>90	89
Supine renin (2–30 mU/L)				3.7
Supine aldosterone (<160 ng/L)				<29
Aldosterone:renin ratio				<7.8