Catecholamines, Fractionated, 24-Hour Urine with Creatinine QCF24U
Method(s) | High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) |
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Synonym | Adrenaline, Epinephrine, Noradrenaline, Catecholamines, Free, Dopamin, Norepinephrine |
Components | Creatinine, Norepinephrine, Epinephrine, Dopamine, and Total Catecholamines (calculated) |
Specimen Required | |
Collect | 24-hour urine collection. |
Transport | 10 mL aliquot from a 24-hour urine that has been preserved with 25 mL 6N HCl, collected in a plastic, 24-hour urine (Min: 5 mL). * Collection Instructions *
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Remarks | Preserved urine: Room temperature Unpreserved urine: Frozen |
Stability | Preserved urine Ambient: 7 days Refrigerated: 30 days Frozen: 49 days Unpreserved urine Ambient: Unacceptable Refrigerated: Unacceptable Frozen: 30 days |
Unacceptable Conditions |
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Schedule | Mon-Sat; Report available: 6-7 days |
CPTCode | 82384, 82570 |
Notes | Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics-Chantilly VA |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |