Conn syndrome
(kon )
[J.W. Conn, U.S. physician, 1907-1981]
Primary hyperaldosteronism. Clinical findings include muscle weakness, polyuria, hypertension, hypokalemia, and alkalosis associated with an abnormally high rate of aldosterone secretion by the adrenal cortex.
SEE: Nursing Diagnoses Appendix
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