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PLEASE NOTE: Recent changes have been made to this Test

Recent changes for Catecholamines Urine

Recent changes for Catecholamines Urine
Date	Field	Changed From	Changed To
23rd July 2024	Collection & Request Instructions	Patient should avoid ingestion of bananas 24 hrs prior to commencement of urine collection.	Patient should avoid ingestion of bananas 24 hrs prior to commencement of urine collection. Must be approved by Chemical Pathologist.

Date

Field

Changed From

Changed To

23rd July 2024

Collection & Request Instructions

Patient should avoid ingestion of bananas 24 hrs prior to commencement of urine collection.

Must be approved by Chemical Pathologist.

Catecholamines Urine

Alternative Names:

Urine Catecholamines

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

UCATT

Specimen Types:

Urine 24 hour

Container Types:

Urine Bottle ACID

Collection & Request Instructions:

Patient should avoid ingestion of bananas 24 hrs prior to commencement of urine collection.

Must be approved by Chemical Pathologist.

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

Room Temperature

External Laboratory:

Women's and Children's Pathology Services, RCH

Additional Notes:

Measurement of urine catecholamines are no longer offered for adult patients. The preferred tests for the diagnosis and monitoring of phaeochromocytoma and paragangliomas are plasma and urine metanephrines.

For paediatric patients, requests for urine catecholamines will be referred to the laboratory at RCH where catecholamines including HVA are measured.

Assay Performed: Complex Biochemistry, RCH. Ph: 9345 4200

Laboratory Hours: 0830 - 1700 Monday to Friday, (excluding Pub Hol)

Assay Frequency: Weekly