A patient with a tumor secreting excessive aldosterone (Conn's syndrome) would most likely exhibit:
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Correct answer: Hypertension and hypokalemia
Excessive aldosterone causes pathological sodium and water retention, leading to high blood pressure. Concurrently, it forces excessive potassium excretion into the urine, resulting in low serum potassium levels.
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