Catecholamines - urine


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Catecholamine urine test
Catecholamine urine test
Female urinary tract
Female urinary tract
Male urinary tract
Male urinary tract
Alternative Names

Dopamine-urine test; Epinephrine-urine test; Adrenalin-urine test; Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA); Urine metanephrine; Normetanephrine; Norepinephrine-urine test; Urine catecholamines; VMA; HVA; Metanephrine; Homovanillic acid (HVA)


What the risks are

There are no risks.


Special considerations

The accuracy of the test can be affected by several foods and drugs as well as physical activity and stress (See "How to prepare for the test").



Review Date: 05/17/2005
Reviewed By: Nikheel S. Kolatkar, MD, Clinical and Research Fellow, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network.


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