Question

A 51 year old woman receives the diagnosis of pheochromocytoa. Preoperative treatment with propranolol is prescried to

Answer 1

Use plasma metanephrine testing in patients at high risk (ie, those with predisposing genetic syndromes or a family or personal history of pheochromocytoma)Use 24-hour urinary collection for catecholamines and metanephrines in patients at lower risk.