Accidental provocation of phaeochromocytoma: The forgotten hazard of metoclopramide?

Singapore Medical Journal

Volumn 46, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 557-560

  Leow, Melvin K ^a   Loh, K C ^b  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b MOUNT ELIZABETH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Catecholamines; Dopamine antagonists; Hypertensive emergency; Metoclopramide; Phaeochromocytoma

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; ANTIEMETIC AGENT; CATECHOLAMINE; CHROMOGRANIN; DILTIAZEM; DOPAMINE RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; METADRENALIN; METOCLOPRAMIDE; NORADRENALIN; PHENOXYBENZAMINE; SYNAPTOPHYSIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADRENALECTOMY; ADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; ADULT; AORTA BALLOON; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; CASE REPORT; CATECHOLAMINE URINE LEVEL; CLINICAL FEATURE; COLLAPSE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAPHORESIS; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HEART PALPITATION; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTENSIVE CRISIS; HYPOKINESIA; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NORADRENALIN BLOOD LEVEL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; OPHTHALMOSCOPY; PAPILLEDEMA; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA; PROVOCATION TEST; RESUSCITATION; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VOMITING;

ADRENAL GLAND NEOPLASMS; ADULT; ANTIEMETICS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; METOCLOPRAMIDE; MIDDLE AGED; PHEOCHROMOCYTOMA;

EID: 26044431995     PISSN: 00375675     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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