glucagon tolerance panel, for pheochromocytoma

Indications

• suspected pheochromocytoma

Specimen

• plasma, urine

Procedure

• catecholamines in plasma/urine, fractionated

Notes

• CPT includes (x 2) for each component (2 specimens ?)

More general terms

• chemistry panel

Additional terms

• glucagon; contains: glicentin; glicentin-related polypeptide; GRPP; oxyntomodulin; OXM; OXY; glucagon-like peptide 1; GLP-1; glucagon-like peptide 1(7-37); GLP-1(7-37); glucagon-like peptide 1(7-36); GLP-1(7-36); glucagon-like peptide 2; GLP-2 (GCG)
• pheochromocytoma; paroxysmal hypertension; adrenal medullary paraganglioma; chromoffinoma

Components

• catecholamines in plasma
• catecholamines in urine