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Catecholamines Fractionated, Plasma

Important Note

Cerner Order Name:   Send-out Other

ARUP Test Code: 0080216

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Plain Green Tube (Heparinized Plasma)

Specimen Requirements

Preferred:
Container/Tube: Plain Green Tube (Heparinized Plasma)  COLLECT ON ICE
Minimum Volume: 4 mL Plasma
Collection Instructions: Specimen should be centrifuged and frozen within one hour (refrigerated centrifuge is preferred but not required). Transfer 4 mL plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport
Tube. (Min: 2.1 mL)

Storage/Transport Temperature

CRITICAL FROZEN

Specimen Stability

Ambient: N/A
Refrigerate: N/A
Frozen: 20°C: 1 month; Frozen at -70°C: 1 year

Reference Range

See ARUP report

Methodology

Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography

CPT

82384

Test Alias

  • Adrenalin
  • Catecholamine Fractionation
  • Catecholamines, Free
  • Dopamine
  • Epinephrine
  • Noradrenaline
  • Norepinephrine
  • Plasma Catecholamines

Lab Handling

Patient should be calm and supine for 30 minutes prior to collection.

Turn Around Time

Performed

Sun, Tue-Sat

Reported

1-4 days