[Catecholamine determination in plasma using high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Application to a rapid diagnosis of phaeochromocytoma (author's transl)].
The advantages of this technique are rapidity (performed in less than twenty minutes),  reproductibilitky, and low cost. Chemical manipulation of plasma is unnecessary to diagnose phaeochromocytoma as shown in two examples. We propose therefore introduction of this technique in clinical investigation of hypertensive patients.
D000310:Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods; D004563:Electrochemistry; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000097:blood / Q000209:etiology; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*
D002395:Catecholamines
Dosage rapide des catécholamines plasmatiques pour le diagnostic d'urgence des phéochromocytomes. Chromatographie à haute pression en phase liquide et détection électrochimique.