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Pheochromocytoma Flashcards

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Name 2 features

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  • Hypertension
  • Sweating
  • Anxiety
  • Headaches
  • Palpitations
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How is it diagnosed?

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24 hr metanephrine urine test

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Surgery is the definitive management but before this patients need to be stabilised with which 2 medications in which order?

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Alpha blocker (phenoxybenzamine) then beta blocker (propranolol)

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