Catecholamines, urine (Epinephrine, Norepinephrine and Dopamine)

Specimen Container	24 hrs urine container with 15 mL of 50% HCl (To be obtained from DPLM Client Service)
Specimen Requirement	Urine 24 hrs urine collection Minimum aliquot volume : 30 mL urine Total 24 hr urine volume must be clearly indicated
Specimen Storage/Transport	To aliquot urine into sterile container provided by SGH Biochemistry Lab
Orderable as Urgent?	No
Turn Around Time	Average: 7 days (3 - 11 days)
Testing Laboratory Location	SGH
Laboratory	Biochemistry
Contact Number	6394 1352
Day and Time Performed	Mon – Fri 0800 hrs– 1700 hrs , Sat 0800 hrs – 1230 hrs
Orderable on CPOE?	Yes
Downtime Form	Document Title
Additional Information	Patient should abstain from the following at least 2 days prior to and during urine specimen collection: - intake of food like chocolate, coffee, banana, food containing vanilla, citrus fruits and - medically possible, drugs such as aspirin, Aldomat, isoproterenol, labetalol, mandelamine and metocloproamide. If the patient cannot be completely removed from a drug regimen, test results should be interpreted with appropriate judgement based on expected physiological response to these drugs.

Change History Notes

28 Feb 2022 02:00 PM

Updated Specimen Requirement and Specimen Storage/Transport.

Last Updated - 27 May 2025