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What are the other causes of elevated catecholamines in a 24 hour urine test if it is not a pheochromocytoma?
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How High?: There are many causes of elevated catechols in a 24 hour urine sample. Depending on the test used medications can interfere with catechol levels, including things as simple as acetaminophen & certain beta blocker medications. If only mildly elevated something as simple as stress can elev the labs. There is a cond called a paraganglioma. The cond's make diff catechols, the breakdown is helpful.
Answered 5/9/2017
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