Carcinoid Syndrome

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Test:

U.5HAA (H), provocative IV adrenaline test (+)

Sign:

Hypotension, oedema of head and neck, diastolic murmur, systolic murmur, spider naevi

Dd:

Asthma, thyrotoxicosis, other causes of acute ab-domen (see Abdominal Pain), cardiac failure, septicaemia

Phys:

Argentaffin cell tumours secrete vasoactive agents that can cause a wide variety of vascular symptoms