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Thursday, October, 29, 2009

Methyldopa Side Effects

Health Encyclopedia: Catecholamines Urine

Definition

This is a test that measures the level of catecholamines or catecholamine metabolites (break-down products) in the urine.


Alternative Names

Dopamine-urine test; Epinephrine-urine test; Adrenalin-urine test; Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA); Urine metanephrine; Normetanephrine; Norepinephrine-urine test; Urine catecholamines; VMA; HVA; Metanephrine; Homovanillic acid (HVA)


How the test is performed

For this test, you must urinate into a special bag or con...

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Medications

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...methyldopa). Pseudoephedrine may worsen the serious side effects of some medications used for... Read more »

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...(e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol, thiothixene) methyldopa metronidazole nonsteroidal... Read more »

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...inhaled anesthetics (e.g., halothane) memantine methyldopa reserpine tricyclic... Read more »

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...(e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol, thiothixene) methyldopa metronidazole nonsteroidal... Read more »

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...(e.g., chlorpromazine, haloperidol, thiothixene) methyldopa metronidazole nonsteroidal... Read more »

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