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ODP026 An Incidental Giant Normotensive Pheochromcytoma with Elevated Metanephrines demonstrated no evidence of hypertensive crisis during a major surgery by Camacho, Yudi (author);Jamal, Yusra (author);Brutsaert, Erica (author);Goswami, Gayotri (author) is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
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## Abstract A 48-year-old Caucasian male with no known past medical history admitted to our hospital following MVA resulting in acute severely comminuted displaced fracture of the left femur and tibia. On admission, the patient was in severe pain. His vitals were significant for elevated blood pressure (BP) of 137/100 and pulse rate of 161 per minute, which resolved soon after pain medications and splint placement. On review of systems, he denied episodic spells of headaches, palpitations, pallor, tremors, anxiety, abdominal pain, or diaphoresis. He denied any family history of endocrine disorders. Physical exam was unremarkable, except for the left femur traction splint. He had multiple CT imaging performed for evaluation of his injuries. On CT scan of the abdomen, he was found to have a 7.2cm adrenal incidentaloma with imaging characteristics consistent with pheochromocytoma. He was admitted to the intensive care unit for one day for closer monitoring where he remained hemodynamically stable without any BP lowering medications. Laboratory work up for a pheochromocytoma was pending. However, due to concern of compartment syndrome of left lower extremity, patient underwent two emer
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- Author
- Camacho, Yudi (author);Jamal, Yusra (author);Brutsaert, Erica (author);Goswami, Gayotri (author)
- Publisher
- The Endocrine Society
- Published
- 2022
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)