DOPamine

Catecholamines are a group of hormones made by your adrenal glands, two small glands located above your kidneys. Hormones act as chemical messengers in your bloodstream. They carry information that controls the actions of certain cells or organs. The main types of catecholamines are dopamine, norepinephrine, and epinephrine.

Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine

Normal range

8 published ranges, each from a named source

65400 ug/24 hr drawn: all ages · American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges)

18 y+: 71–485 ug/d
Normal: 65–400 ug/24 hr

Ranges from ARUP Laboratories Test Directory, American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges), Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog).

All source ranges (8)

Source	Sex	Age	Range
American Board of Internal Medicine (Laboratory Test Reference Ranges)	All	all ages	65–400 ug/24 hr
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory	All	4 y – 10 y	80–440 ug/d
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory	All	11 y – 17 y	100–496 ug/d
ARUP Laboratories Test Directory	All	18 y+	71–485 ug/d
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog)	All	≤ 1 y	<86 ug/24 h
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog)	All	1 y	10–140 ug/24 h
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog)	All	2 y – 3 y	40–260 ug/24 h
Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog)	All	4 y+	65–400 ug/24 h

What an abnormal result can be associated with

A high result: Elevated urinary dopamine level
A low result: Decreased urinary catecholamine concentration

Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis: only a clinician can interpret your result in context.

details

Sample: Urine · LOINC
Listed under: Hormones · Neuroblastoma · Pheochromocytoma
Code: LOINC 2218-6 · ug/24 hr
Also known as: DOPamine

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