Catecholamines Fractionated, Plasma
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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