Catecholamines In Urine: Why It Is Done


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Why It Is Done


A catecholamine test is done to help diagnose a tumor in the adrenal glands called a pheochromocytoma.



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Last updated: July 28, 2008
Author: Caroline Rea, RN, BS, MS
Reviewed By: Caroline S. Rhoads, MD - Internal Medicine, Alan C. Dalkin, MD - Endocrinology
Editors: Maria Essig, Tracy Landauer

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