A patient of yours come to the office sayng that he took his blood preassure in the mall in a moment that he was feeling dizy, sweaty and with palpitations and the machine sayd that his blood pressure was 220/120, you take his blood preassure and is 130/80.

1-What vit. coul be low in this patient?
2-what test can confirm the dx?
3-rules of 10 give me a couple of them
4-Tx?












1-This pheochromacytoma and base on the post#7 vit. c will be low
2- urine exam, is 24 hour collection of urine and you measure VMA
3-10% of been bilateral
10% of been kids
10% of been calcify
10% malignant


4- Phenoxybenzamine

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