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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Clonidine#Clonidine suppression test|Clonidine suppression test]] may be used in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. | |||
==Other Diagnostic Studies== | |||
Other diagnostic studies for [[pheochromocytoma]] include: | |||
*[[Clonidine#Clonidine suppression test|Clonidine suppression test]], which demonstrates: <ref name="pmid26335433">{{cite journal| author=Goupil R, Fountoulakis S, Gordon RD, Stowasser M| title=Urinary clonidine suppression testing for the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma. | journal=J Hypertens | year= 2015 | volume= 33 | issue= 11 | pages= 2286-93 | pmid=26335433 | doi=10.1097/HJH.0000000000000705 | pmc= | url=https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=26335433 }}</ref> | |||
**Lack of a response to clonidine (no reduction in [[catecholamine]] levels after test) | |||
*[[Clonidine]] is a centrally-acting [[Alpha-2 receptor|alpha-2 agonist]] which mimics [[catecholamines]] in the [[brain]] and reduces the activity of the [[sympathetic nerves]] controlling the [[adrenal medulla]]. | |||
*Healthy [[adrenal medulla]] will respond to the [[clonidine]] suppression test by reducing [[catecholamine]] production. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Clonidine suppression test may be used in the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma.
Other Diagnostic Studies
Other diagnostic studies for pheochromocytoma include:
- Clonidine suppression test, which demonstrates: [1]
- Lack of a response to clonidine (no reduction in catecholamine levels after test)
- Clonidine is a centrally-acting alpha-2 agonist which mimics catecholamines in the brain and reduces the activity of the sympathetic nerves controlling the adrenal medulla.
- Healthy adrenal medulla will respond to the clonidine suppression test by reducing catecholamine production.
References
- ↑ Goupil R, Fountoulakis S, Gordon RD, Stowasser M (2015). "Urinary clonidine suppression testing for the diagnosis of pheochromocytoma". J Hypertens. 33 (11): 2286–93. doi:10.1097/HJH.0000000000000705. PMID 26335433.