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Q5. What should be the next course of action?
Your Answer: Encourage weight reduction through diet and exercise

Although weight reduction through diet and exercise should be encouraged in all hypertensive and overweight patients, this is not the main treatment for a patient with primary hyperaldosteronism. This lifestyle modification should be a part of adjunctive therapy in the management of all overweight hypertensive people.

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