Medium Yield
A podcast about arcane medical history and facts with an Australian bent. A celebration of the niche and miscellaneous. Mostly low yield, rarely high yield - on average: medium yield.
Medium Yield
06 - Liquorice induced pseudohyperaldosteronism
Just like a fistful of black jellybeans from the chemist, "liquorice induced pseudohyperaldosteronism" is a challenging mouthful. Just how does liquorice cause high blood pressure and low potassium?
References
Allcock E, J Cowdery 2015 "Hypertension induced by liquorice tea" BMJ Case Reports
Martini N 2020 “Liquorice” Journal of Primary Health Care 12(4) 397-398
Mérillon, J-M & KG Ramawat 2018, “The Pharmacological Activities of Glycyrrhizinic Acid (“Glycyrrhizin”) and Glycyrrhetinic Acid” pp. 245-261 in Sweeteners, Springer
Quinkler M, PM Stewart 2003 “Hypertension and the Cortisol-Cortisone Shuttle” The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol 88 Iss 6 pp 2384-2392
Schonwald S 2022 “Licorice poisoning treatment and management” Medscape
Varma R, CN Ross 2017 "Liquorice: a root cause of secondary hypertension" JSRM Open 8(2)
Wikipedia "Liquorice"
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