A 50-year old male presents with severe refractory hypeension, weakness, muscle cramps and hypokalemia, the most likely diagnosis is -: (A) Hypoaldosteronism, (B) Hyperaldosteronism, (C) Cushing's syndrome, (D) Pheochromocytoma
Answer is B. hypeension due to increased sodium reabsorption and extracellular volume expansion and potassium depletion causes multiple weakness, hypokalemia ( Harrison 17 pg 2260)