Apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome cases recorded worldwide. Liquorice consumption may also cause a temporary form of AME due to its ability to block 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, in turn causing increased levels of cortisol. Cessation of licorice consumption will reverse this form of AME. Apparent mineralocorticoid excess syndrome Apparent mineralocorticoid excess (AME) is an autosomal recessive disorder causing hypertension (high blood pressure) and hypokalemia (abnormally low levels of potassium). It was found by Dr Maria I. New at Weil Cornell Hospital in New York City. It results from mutations in the "HSD11B2" gene, which encodes the kidney isozyme of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2. In
O Blood and Water O Blood and Water O Blood and Water (Polish: "O krwi i wodo"), also known as conversion prayer, is a prayer to the Divine Mercy revealed by Jesus to saint Faustina Kowalska. Its full text, as reported in the "Diary", is: "O blood and water, which gushed forth from the heart of Jesus as a fountain of mercy for us, I/we trust in you". In the Polish original it is: "O krwi i wodo, któraś wytrysnęła z serca Jezusowego jako zdrój miłosierdzia dla nas, ufam/-y tobie". It may be regarded as an extension of the jaculatory prayer "Jezu, ufam tobie"