Ever heard of a pheochromocytoma before?

Nor had I before I walked into referral… but in all honesty, they’re some of the riskiest cases we see. These can be scary, as they randomly secrete sometimes large volumes of adrenaline and noradrenaline - causing life-threatening tachycardia and hypertension.

They’re especially challenging cases when it comes to surgery - and we’ll chat all about why that is, and how we manage these cases, in this episode of the Medical Nursing Podcast.

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