A 30-Year-Old Woman Comes to the Office Due to Generalized

A 30-year-old woman comes to the office due to generalized weakness and paresthesia.  Medical history is unremarkable and she takes no medications.  However, the patient says her blood pressure was elevated at a workplace health fair 3 months ago, although she attributed it to being "stressed out" and did not take any action.  Blood pressure is 150/95 mm Hg.  Cardiac examination is normal with full and symmetric distal pulses and no pedal edema.  Laboratory evaluation shows low plasma renin activity and normal serum creatinine levels.  CT scan of the abdomen reveals a solitary, hypodense, 1.5-cm right adrenal mass.  Which of the following patterns of serum electrolyte concentrations would most likely be seen in this patient?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D
E) E

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