Clonidine Suppression Test (One- to Three-hour)
- Laboratory
- Labcorp
- Test code
- 123224
- Specimen
- Plasma
- Fasting
- Not stated
- Turnaround
- 2 - 4 days
Laboratory assay overview
Diagnose pheochromocytoma and those paragangliomas that may secrete epinephrine, norepinephrine, or both. Such tumors may cause paroxysmal or persistent hypertension. Investigation of hypertensive patients, especially younger individuals, particularly when hypertension is paroxysmal, suggesting pheochromocytoma.2
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