Urine catecholamines
| Urine catecholamines |
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- Generic term for norepinephrine, noradrenaline and dopamine.
- Metanephrine, normetanephrine and homovanillic acid are formed during catabolism of catecholamines.
| Upper reference range in the urine (24 hours) | |
| Norepinephrine | 23-105 micrograms/24 hours |
| Dopamine | 190-450 micrograms/24 hours |
| Metanephrine | 74-297 micrograms/24 hours |
| Normetanephrine | 105-354 micrograms/24 hours |
| Vanillic acid | 3.3-6.5 mg/24 hours |
| Reference range Vanillyl mandelic acid | 17-33 micromol/liter (3.3-6.5 mg/24 hour) |
Differential Diagnosis
In alphabetical order. [1] [2]
- Drugs
- Ganglioma
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia type 2
- Neuroblastoma
- Pheochromocytoma
- Stress
References
Acknowledgements
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