
Sample type: Urine - 24 hour
Test name: Metadrenalines a.k.a. Metanephrines, Normetadrenaline, normetanephrine
Condition / Indication: Phaeochromocytoma
Special precautions & notes: None.
Reference range: Urine Normetanephrine = < 3.7 µmol/24hr, Urine Metanephrine = < 1.3 µmol/24hr, 3-Methoxytyramine = < 2.6 µmol/24hr
Container: 24 hour (HCl acid - Red container)
Alternative container: 24 hour (Plain - Green container)
Ideal volume (mL): n/a
Referred outside NBT for analysis? Yes
Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry
Turnaround time: 7 days
- 24 hour urine collection poster - container information.pdf78.08 KB
- Clinical Guideline - Phaeochromocytoma diagnosis and management.pdf218.25 KB
- Clinical Guideline - Suspected Adrenal Incidentaloma.pdf287.27 KB
www.nbt.nhs.uk/our-services/a-z-services/severn-pathology/24-hour-urine-collection
Referral location: Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King's College Hospital, Bessemer Wing, Denmark Hill, London, SE5 9RS