Metadrenalines (Plasma)

Container: EDTA (Lavender top)

Sample type: Whole Blood

Test name: Metadrenalines (Plasma) a.k.a. Metanephrines, PMT Normetadrenaline

Condition / Indication: Phaeochromocytoma

Special precautions & notes: Sample must be taken onto ice and arrive in the laboratory within 1 hour of venepuncture.

Reference range: Note age related reference ranges. Adults and children >1 year old: Plasma metanephrine: <510 pmol/L, normetanephrine: <1180 pmol/L, 3 methoxytyramine: <180 pmol/L; Children < 3 months old: Plasma metanephrine: <510 pmol/L, normetanephrine: <2540 pmol/L, 3 methoxytyramine: <420 pmol/L; Children 3 - 6 months old: Plasma metanephrine: <510 pmol/L, normetanephrine: <2100 pmol/L, 3 methoxytyramine: <330 pmol/L; Children 6 months - 1 year old: Plasma metanephrine: <510 pmol/L, normetanephrine: <1440 pmol/L, 3 methoxytyramine: <245 pmol/L

Container: EDTA (Lavender top)

Ideal volume (mL): 4 mL

Referred outside NBT for analysis? Yes

Discipline: Clinical Biochemistry

Turnaround time: 2 weeks

Referral location: Department of Blood Sciences, Freeman Hospital, Freeman Road, High Heaton, Newcastle Upon Tyne, NE7 7DN