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Q1 at 4:08 – Are pheo para patients considered “at risk” if we do get the COVID-19 virus?
Q2 at 14:05 – My daughter has a genetic mutation but doesn’t have any tumors, is she at higher risk?
Q3 at 16:27 – Can you talk a little bit about your clinic at the NIH and how it is operating now because of COVID?
Q4 at 23:57 – What are some ways we can improve our immune system?
Q5 at 31:15 – I heard that blood pressure medications are a bad mix with COVID and pheo para patients rely on these to control catecholamine releases. What are your thoughts?
Q6 at 33:47 – I lost both adrenal glands due to pheos and am dependent on steroids what do I need to know if I get covid-19?
Q7 at 38:56 – A follow up to the last adrenal insufficiency question, I have heard that there may be a hydrocortisone shortage, can you talk about that?
Q8 at 42:14 – Do any contrasts used for imaging reduce immunity?
Q9 at 45:10 – My PET scan was canceled in March. I am 1 year out from operation and 10 months out from radiation. This makes me nervous, how do I know if this is the right decision?
Q10 at 50:56 – If a para patient gets COVID-19 and they are prescribed hydrochloroquine as treatment, is it safe for them?
Q11 at 53:24 – I have six inoperable pargangliomas but my cathecolomies are normal. I am at my parents hometown in Mexico where the altitude is 7,000 ft. Will the elevation affect my paras?
Q12 at 56:50 – I do not have a pheo diagnosis, but I am sure that I have it because of my symptoms. I have been in and out of the ER for months with no answers. Now, I am scared to go to the ER when I have an episode because of exposure to COVID. How do I determine if I should go?