Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2008
A 49-year-old female patient was admitted to a hospital with acute attacks of headache accompanied by pulsation in temples, AP rose up to 280/140 mm Hg. Pheochromocytoma is suspected. What mechanism of hypertensive atack does this patient have?
Answer options
- Increase of plasma renin activity
- Increase of catecholamine concentration
- Increase of aldosterone level in blood
- Increase of vasopressin secretion
- Increase of thyroxine secretion
Correct answer
Increase of catecholamine concentration
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