epinephrine in plasma

Reference interval

• < 50-75 pg/mL (< 273-340 pmol/L) {supine}
• < 75 ng/L (< 410 pmol/L) {supine}

Increases

• associated with neurochromaffin tumors
  • pheochromocytoma
  • paraganglioma
• anxiety
• intense physical exercise

Decreases

• autonomic neuroapathies
  • diabetes mellitus
  • parkinsonism
  • orthostatic hypotension

Specimen

• plasma (heparin or EDTA)
• chill specimen immediately in ice water
• separate plasma in refrigerated centrifuge within 30 minutes of collection
• freeze immediately at -20 degrees C in plastic vials
• stable for 8 months at -70 degrees C

More general terms

• catecholamines in plasma
• epinephrine in body fluid

More specific terms

• epinephrine in plasma supine

Additional terms

• epinephrine; adrenaline (Sus-Phrine, Vapronefrin, Epifrin, Glaucon, Auvi-Q, Allerject)