Open AccessIs Supine Rest Necessary before Blood Sampling for Plasma Metanephrines?
Author(s) -
Jacques W.M. Lenders,
Jacques J. Willemsen,
Graeme Eisenhofer,
H A Ross,
Karel Pacák,
Henri Timmers,
Fred C.G.J. Sweep
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
clinical chemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.705
H-Index - 218
eISSN - 1530-8561
pISSN - 0009-9147
DOI - 10.1373/clinchem.2006.076489
Subject(s) - metanephrines , supine position , sitting , pheochromocytoma , medicine , rest (music) , metanephrine , anesthesia , pathology
The impact of blood sampling in sitting vs supine positions on measurements of plasma metanephrines for diagnosis of pheochromocytoma is unknown.
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