Test Code CATECHOLAMINE Catecholamines Fractionated, Plasma

Important Note

Collect specimen on ice. Specimen should be centrifuged and frozen within one hour of collection, and cannot be submitted as a shared specimen.

Preferred Specimen:

3mL Sodium or Lithium Heparin plasma**

Acceptable Specimen:

3mL EDTA plasma**

Minimum Volume:

1.1mL plasma

**Collect specimen on ice. Specimen should be centrifuged and frozen within one hour, and cannot be submitted as a shared test.

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Frozen

Specimen Stability:

Frozen: 30 days at -20C

Frozen: 365 days at -70C

Specimens submitted ambient or refrigerated will be rejected.

Setup Schedule:

Sunday-Saturday

Dopamine

Epinephrine

Norepinephrine

ARUP Laboratories

Salt Lake City, UT