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Which is true about treatment of hypeensive crisis with encephalopathy in a patient with a pheochromocytoma.

AImmediate surgical removal of the mass is indicated
BHigh-dose phenoxybenzamine should be used to control the blood pressure with surgery in 24 to 48 hours
CTreatment with phentolamine should be staed with low-dose phenoxybenzamine to be titrated upward. Surgery should be done in 2 to 3 weeks once blood pressure is below 160/100 mmHg (Correct Answer)
DBeta blockade is contraindicated