Abstract:Introduction:
Diagnosis of pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma (PPGL) can be challenging. Plasma metanephrines have highest sensitivity (96-99%) yet lowest specificity (85%)1 whereas 24-hour urinary metanephrines have 87.5% sensitivity and 99.7% specificity. Diagnostic accuracy depends on factors such as patient positioning and medications, questioning its potential value in a hospital setting.
Methods:
The audit was performed in a hospital which caters to a population o… Show more
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