Question

A nurse is caring for a client with a tentative diagnosis of pheochromocytoma who is receiving chlorpromazine. a 24-hour urine specimen to assess the presence of vanillylmandelic acid (vma) is prescribed to assist in confirmation of the diagnosis. what information should the nurse include in the client teaching regarding this test? select all that apply.

Answer 1

this test is going to test for your epinephrine norepinephrine levels in your urine which are basically hormones released under stress which increase our heart rate blood pressure so that we can fight or flight but excessive release of them can be bad for our health as it can lead to sustained hypertension  the substance vma we will teat for in your urine is a breAKDOWN PRODUCT OF EPINEPHRINE AND NOREPINEPHRINE