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A 22-year old female asked:
22yo/ female/ history of syncope, tachycardia, nausea/ recent catecholamine plasma levels- supine nor.=582, epi.=36, dop.=37; standing nor=1167, epi=153, dop=44 what type of specialist should I look for?
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A 60-year old male asked:
What type of specialist do I need to consult who could help me find ways to keep catecholamines as low as possible when waking up?
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A 39-year old female asked:
I have POTS syndrome& my baseline catecholamine levels are quite abnormally low & did't respond to the catecholamine injection. Normal with POTS?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Had catecholamine Injection test . My dopamine & catecholamine levels were negative 30 & negative 60. What does that mean if normsl range start at 0?
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A 38-year old asked:
What is the reason for checking catecholamine levels in the urine?
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A 41-year old asked:
What is the purpose of catecholamines tests?
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A 39-year old asked:
Can you tell me about elevated catecholamines?
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A 37-year old asked:
What to do if everything you know about elevated catecholamines?
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A 29-year old asked:
How do excess catecholamine affect the heart?
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A 37-year old asked:
Who would need a urine catecholamine fractionation?
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A 38-year old female asked:
Doctor testing for acth, cortisol, catecholamines, and metanephrine. What is he checking for?
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A 21-year old asked:
What if the results are negative in the 24 hour catecholamine urine test?
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A 39-year old female asked:
24 hour urine catecholamine for a pheo- if a person does not have an episode during the 24 hours would it still show elevated levels. If so how?
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A 28-year old male asked:
What is the definition or description of: 24hr urine catecholamines?
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A 21-year old asked:
Can you explain the relationship between catecholamines and metanephrines?
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A 28-year old asked:
Why would a doctor order a 24 hour urine for catecholamines test?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What are the causes of elevated catecholamines in a 24 hour urine test?
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A 42-year old female asked:
What is the correlation of cortisol and catecholamines? I need to do a 24 hr urine test and both of these are being tested. Many thanks!
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A 30-year old female asked:
What other conditions can mimic pheochromocytoma? Catecholamines and metanephrines were normal, but i still have all symptoms. Extremely scared.
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A 28-year old female asked:
Having catecholamine blood testing lying down & standing up.What is this testing for? Autonomic dysfunction?
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A 27-year old female asked:
Would my drinking a lot of water be more likely to cause a false posit or f.Neg, during 24hrurine:catecholamine?Metanephrine &normetane? Creatinine?
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A 19-year old female asked:
Will running lower catecholamine level? I produce high levels of catecholamine. The reason is still unknown after testing for abnormal mass in glands.
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A 48-year old asked:
Could panic attacks cause excess levels of catecholamines in urine tests?
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A 25-year old female asked:
What are the other causes of elevated catecholamines in a 24 hour urine test if it is not a pheochromocytoma?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Could OD of pseudoephedrine cause alpha-1 receptors to remain highly sensitive and despite normal catecholamines, keep np, palps, etc. high?
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A 39-year old female asked:
Diagnosed w/POTS syndrome. Feel much better on florinef (fludrocortisone) & beta bloceker. Explain why doc wants me to stop all meds & get catecholamine test.Necessary?
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A 36-year old male asked:
In some cases of pseudopheochromocytoma, the trigger for the excess catecholamine release may be identified and removed, but the body may continue to produce excess catecholamines. This differs from autonomic neuropathy, where the dysfunction of the?
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A 24-year old male asked:
Can catecholamines excess or pheochromocytoma produce bouts of oily skin and acne?
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A 28-year old male asked:
Would chronically high catecholamines inducing vasoconstriction result in reduced Cerebral Blood Flow and Hypoxia? Why or why not?
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A female asked:
Despite normal tilt table test & neg cortisol stim test, neuromd now ordered catecholamine testing for autonomic dysfuntion d/t my sx.If +, what is tx?
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