Investigation Name:Catecholamines (For Paediatrics only )

Alias or Abbreviation:CATS

Pathology Laboratory:Clinical Chemistry/ Biochemistry

Requestable Seperately?Yes

Minimum Sample Volume:5 mL

Expected Turnaround Time:6 Weeks

Test Code:UCAP

Sample Type:

Complex Reference Range:Ranges available on the report

Collection Conditions / Other Information:24 hour urine into acid or Spot urine required. Spot urine must be acidified, immediately, by laboratory (see below).
For 24 hour urine need to titrate volume of acid in the bottle prior to collection please contact Duty Biochemist for advice.
LAB INSTRUCTIONS: Random urine must be acidified immediately to pH < 3.0 using concentrated acid in the laboratory.

Reference Laboratory Details:Biochemical Genetics, Specialist Laboratory Medicine, Block 46, St James's University Hospital, Leeds, LS9 7TF

Referred to Another Laboratory?Yes

Contact Number:01902 307 999 Ext 88266