Is Supine Rest Necessary before Blood Sampling for Plasma Metanephrines?
- 1 February 2007
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Chemistry
- Vol. 53 (2) , 352-354
- https://doi.org/10.1373/clinchem.2006.076489
Abstract
Background: The impact of blood sampling in sitting vs supine positions on measurements of plasma metanephrines for diagnosis of pheochromocytoma is unknown.Keywords
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