Medical Council of Canada MCCQE Part 1 Exam MCCQE Question # 53 Topic 6 Discussion

Medical Council of Canada MCCQE Part 1 Exam MCCQE Question # 53 Topic 6 Discussion

MCCQE Exam Topic 6 Question 53 Discussion:
Question #: 53
Topic #: 6

A 62-year-old woman is taken to the operating room for an elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy. Induction of anesthesia triggers a severe hypertensive crisis that ultimately resolves after administration of a 5 mg bolus of phentolamine.

Which one of the following is most consistent with this presentation?


A.

Increased thyrotropin (thyroid-stimulating hormone) level


B.

Elevated plasma catecholamines


C.

Low renal vein renin


D.

High plasma cortisol


E.

Low urinary metanephrines


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