Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2007
A 49 y.o. female patient was admitted to the hospital with acute attacks of headache accompanied by pulsation in temples, AP rised up to 280/140 mm Hg. Pheochromocytoma is suspected. What mechanism of hypertensive atack does this patient have?
Answer options
- Increasing of plasma renin activity
- Increasing of catecholamines concentration
- Increasing of vasopressin excretion
- Increasing of thyroxine excretion
- Increasing of aldosterone level in blood
Correct answer
Increasing of catecholamines concentration
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