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Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

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MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL<br />

TEST INCLUDES: Phytanic Acid (screening test for peroxisomal<br />

disorders)<br />

TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily<br />

CPT: 82726<br />

[VMA24] UR VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID 24<br />

SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated aliquot (24-hour urine)<br />

TUBE OR CONTAINER: Plastic urine container<br />

SPECIAL HANDLING: 24 hour urine collected in "D" container (30mL<br />

6N HCl); patient should avoid salicylates,<br />

caffeine, phenothiazine, and anti-hypertension<br />

agents; VMA is stable for 5 days at room temp<br />

Adjust final pH to 1-3 with 6N HCL<br />

SPECIMEN VOLUME: 30 mL<br />

MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL<br />

TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily<br />

TURNAR<strong>OU</strong>ND TIME: 6 days<br />

REFERENCE RANGE: 0.0-7.5 mg/24 hours<br />

OTHER NAMES: 3-Methoxy-4-Hydroxymandelic Acid, 24-Hour Urine<br />

METHODOLOGY: Liquid chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry<br />

(LC-MS/MS)<br />

CLINICAL USE: Diagnose pheochromocytoma; evaluation of hyper<br />

tension, diagnosis and follow up neuroblastoma,<br />

ganglioneuroma, and ganglioneuroblastoma<br />

CPT: 84585<br />

[VMAGCMS] Urine Vanillylmandelic Acid<br />

SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen urine<br />

TUBE OR CONTAINER: Plastic urine container<br />

SPECIAL HANDLING: Adjust final pH to 1-3 with 6N HCL<br />

SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL<br />

MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL<br />

TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily<br />

TURNAR<strong>OU</strong>ND TIME: 3-4 days<br />

METHODOLOGY: Gas chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)<br />

CLINICAL USE: Work-up of catecholamine-secreting tumors<br />

CPT: 84585<br />

[VMARAN] UR VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID RAND<br />

SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated random urine<br />

TUBE OR CONTAINER: Plastic urine container<br />

SPECIAL HANDLING: Adjust final pH to < 3 with 6N HCL<br />

SPECIMEN VOLUME: 10 mL<br />

MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL<br />

TEST INCLUDES: Urine creatinine, VMA and VMA:creatinine ratio<br />

TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily<br />

TURNAR<strong>OU</strong>ND TIME: 6 days<br />

REFERENCE RANGE: Age specific<br />

OTHER NAMES: 3-Methoxy-4-Hydroxymandelic Acid

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