Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Metanephrines, free (unconjugated), plasma
Test/Range/Collection
Metanephrines , free (unconjugated), plasma
Metanephrine, free: < 0.50 nmol/L
Normetanephrine, free: < 0.9 nmol/L
Lavender, green
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Collect specimen after at least 30 min rest. Place specimen tube on ice, centrifuge within 1 hour, separate plasma and freeze immediately.
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Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Metanephrines, Free (unconjugated), Plasma." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619227/all/Metanephrines__free__unconjugated___plasma.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Metanephrines, free (unconjugated), plasma. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619227/all/Metanephrines__free__unconjugated___plasma. Accessed May 2, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Metanephrines, free (unconjugated), plasma. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619227/all/Metanephrines__free__unconjugated___plasma
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Metanephrines, Free (unconjugated), Plasma [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 May 02]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619227/all/Metanephrines__free__unconjugated___plasma.
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