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24 Hour Urine, Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA)

Test Catalog Information

Test Catalog Synonyms
EPIC Synonyms Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine 24 Hour
24 HOUR
Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine
VANILMANDELIC ACID
Cerner Primary MnemonicVanillylmandelic Acid 24hr Urine
EPIC Display Name24 Hour Urine, Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA)
Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine 24 Hour

EPIC Inpatient Orderable Yes
EPIC Outpatient Orderable Yes
Cerner Results Vanillylmandelic Acid, 24 Hr Urn Volume
VMAC
VMAINT
Vanillylmandelic Acid, 24 Hr Urine
Clinical Info

Diagnose pheochromocytoma, VMA is of value for evaluation of hypertension, diagnose and follow up neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroma, and ganglioneuroblastoma. Most neuroblastoma patients excrete excess HVA in 24-hour collections. If VMA and HVA are both used in work-up, up to 80% of all cases will be detected.
 

Specimen Type

Urine

Container

24hr Ur No Preserv

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  24 Hr Urine Container No preservative
Specimen: Send entire container or 4mL well mixed aliquot- Indicate TV on the cup or tube.
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated
Stability: 7 Days Room Temperature
               14 Days Refrigerated or Frozen
Patient Preparation:  Patient should avoid salicylates, caffeine, phenothiazine, and antihypertension agents. Also coffee, tea, chocolate, fruit (especially bananas and any vanilla containing substances for 72 hours prior to collection).
Collection:  Instruct the patient to void at 8 AM and discard the specimen. Then collect all urine, including the final specimen voided at the end of the 24-hour collection period (ie, 8 AM the next morning).

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

7 Days Room Temperature
               14 Days Refrigerated or Frozen
Patient Preparation:  Patient should avoid salicylates, caffeine, phenothiazine, and antihypertension agents. Also coffee, tea, chocolate, fruit (especially bananas and any van

Methodology

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

84585

PDM

5900026

Desired Epic Build 24 Hour Urine, Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA)

Cerner Primary Mnemonic: Vanillylmandelic Acid 24hr Urine
PDM 5900026
Informatics - WorkgroupChemistry
Synonyms *Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine 24 Hour
24 HOUR
Vanillylmandelic Acid, Urine
VANILMANDELIC ACID
Display Name *24 Hour Urine, Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA)
Order Entry Specimen Sources *
Order Entry Specimen Types
Urine
Specimen Navigator Specimen Types
Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources
Specimen Navigator Short Name
Ordering info (EPIC SmartText)Diagnose pheochromocytoma, VMA is of value for evaluation of hypertension, diagnose and follow up neuroblastoma, ganglioneuroma, and ganglioneuroblastoma. Most neuroblastoma patients excrete excess HVA in 24-hour collections. If VMA and HVA are both used in work-up, up to 80% of all cases will be detected.
 
IP Orderable Yes
OP Orderable Yes
AOEs *

AP AOEs
Special History No
Build Comments
Filter *
Procedure Category Change
Cerner Results

Result DescResult displayResult PDM
VMATV Vanillylmandelic Acid, 24 Hr Urn Volume 5900027
VMAC VMAC 5900029
VMAINT VMAINT 5900028
VMAX Vanillylmandelic Acid, 24 Hr Urine 5900025

Current Actual EPIC Build as of 10/28/2024

Procedure Id 35389
Pdm 5900026
Order Display Name 24 Hour Urine, Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA)
Procedure Name VMA, URINE, 24 HOUR
Procedure Master Number LAB452
Short Procedure Name VMA, 24HR UR
Category Code 6.0
Category Code Record Name LAB URINE ORDERABLES
Synonyms VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID, URINE 24 HOUR 24 HOUR VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID, URINE VANILMANDELIC ACID
Clinically Active Yes
Orderable Yes
Performable Yes
Filter Genomics
Reference Link Url https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/35389
Ordering Instructions
Default Specimen Type Urine
Specimen Type Pick List Urine
Specimen Type List
Op Specimen Type List
Specimen Source Pick List Urine, Clean Catch Urine, Catheter
Specimen Source Default - Male Urine, Clean Catch
Specimen Source Default - Female Urine, Clean Catch
Specimen Source List
Op Specimen Source List
Ip Lab Test Components For Report
Op Lab Test Components For Report
Order Questions []
Order Questions Record Name
Inpatient Order Questions []
Inpatient Order Questions Record Name
Order Specific Question Override
Inpatient Question Override
Location Restrict List Ip
Location Restrict List Ip Record Name
Location Restrict List Include Ip
Location Restrict List Op
Location Restrict List Op Record Name
Location Restrict List Includes Op
Edp Amb Order Specific Questions Record Name
Edp Ip Order Specific Questions Record Name
Edp Ip Specimen Source Urine, Clean Catch Catheter
Edp Op Specimen Source
Edp Ip Specimen Type
Edp Op Specimen Type Urine
Derived Edp Ip Buttons S Urine, Clean Catch
Derived Edp Ip Buttons T
Derived Edp Op Buttons S
Derived Edp Op Buttons T
Ip Orderable 1
Op Orderable 1
EPIC OP AOEs

EPIC IP AOEs

EPIC Components (results)

Component IDComponent NameBase NameCommon NameExternal NameCerner Result PDM
3047805202 VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID, 24 HR URN VOLUME VANHR VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID, 24 HR URN VOLUME 5900027
3047805204 VANILLYMANDELIC ACID, CHILD VANCH VANILLYMANDELIC ACID, CHILD 5900029
3047805200 VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID, 24 HR UR INTERVAL VANHR VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID, 24 HR UR INTERVAL 5900028
3047805201 VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID, 24 HR URINE VANHR VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID, 24 HR URINE 5900025