Endocrine & metabolic · UKMLA & AKT
Phaeochromocytoma
A free high-yield preview for the UKMLA Applied Knowledge Test, covering how to recognise this condition. The full SA Note notes add investigations, management and complications, with practice questions on this topic.
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- Classic triad: headache (severe, throbbing), sweating (profuse), palpitations (tachycardia) - present in ~50% of cases
- Hypertension - sustained or paroxysmal, can be severe (>200/120 mmHg)
- Pallor, anxiety, tremor, hyperglycaemia, weight loss, postural hypotension
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