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64 year-old woman presents with episodic flushing < 10 minutes, watery diarrhea, brochoconstriction, wheezing, right-side heart murmur endocardial fibrosis.
What is the diagnosis?
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What is the associated symptoms ? The pt has no hypertension.
What is the treatment ?
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the patient has carcinoid syndrome.
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diagnosis- 24 hr urine 5-HIAA
and the Rx- surgery is first line if possible and if not possible then octreotide.
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and the patients of carcinoid syndrome usually have hypotension.
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Correct. But most pt have no hypertension. The screening test is 5HIAA !! Thanks
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