Plasma Metadrenalines (Metanephrines)

(Biochemistry)

Investigation	:	Plasma Metadrenalines (Metanephrines)
Specimen type	:	Plasma
Spec container	:	EDTA
Volume required	:	4 ml
Turnaround	:	< 10 days

Reference ranges:	Normetadrenaline	<1180pmol/L
	Metadrenaline	<510pmol/L
	3-Methoxytyramine	<180pmol/L

Sample must reach lab and be separated and frozen within 1 hour of collection. Preferably take sample with patient recumbent after overnight fast (>8h)

Click here for European Society of Endocrinology clinical practice guidelines on the management of adrenal incidentalomas, in collaboration with the European Network for the Study of Adrenal Tumours.

Factors that can affect the interpretation of metadrenaline results can be found here.

This analysis is not performed by this Laboratory. For local users of these laboratory services, please send your sample to the laboratory and it will be sent to a reference laboratory for analysis.
Assays for Plasma Metadrenalines (Metanephrines) are sent here.





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