For each item, select the ONE best lettered option that is most closely associated with it. Each lettered heading may be selected once, more than once, or not at all. A 55-year-old woman is having episodic palpitations, headaches, and sweating. On examination, her BP is elevated.
- Cushing's syndrome
- Addison's disease
- Klinefelter syndrome
- hyperparathyroidism
- hypothyroidism
- pheochromocytoma
- acromegaly
- diabetes insipidus
- diabetes mellitus
- polycystic ovarian disease
Answer(s): F
Explanation:
Pheochromocytoma is a secondary cause of hypertension. Pheochromocytomas secrete catecholamines; 80% are unilateral, solitary tumors, most often located in the adrenal gland. Patients present with episodes of headache, palpitations, sweats, and a sense of apprehension.