Adrenal hormones

[nikoloff9]

Hi, I'm 25 y.o. male. I have doubts that I'm producing too much adrenaline. I checked all my hromones from endocrine system. Everything is fine. The problem is that in laboratory where i checked my metanephrines the the units of measurement are in ng/L. In google I can't find information in this unit measurment. Can someone who understands lab chemistry to convert my plasma metanephrines from 68 ng/L and normetanephrines 151 ng/L to nnmol/l and pg/mL because anywhere I can't find information and google only shows the normal reference range in this units nmol/l and pg/mL.

[Norwich1 Moderator]

Does the report on your bloods not specify the normal ranges are for that lab? What makes you believe that you are producing too much adrenaline? Have you consulted a doctor or an endocrinologist?

[nikoloff9 in reply to Norwich1]

Let me be more specific. I'm 180cm, 82 kg., 15% body fat. My problem is that my blood pressure is normal around 110-120 and from time to time it jumps to 150 for a minutes like adrenaline rush and after that is normal again. I have been to the cardiologists where I had a echocardiography of the heart done. Everything is fine. Also my blood work and ALL hormones are fine and sodium and potasium are fine. I have concerne only for adrenaline. The lab reference in that lab is 0-100 for metanephrine and 0-200 for normetanephrine in ng/l but every lab make the reference range more higher

[Norwich1 Moderator in reply to nikoloff9]

If you suspect a hormonal problem then you should consult an endocrinologist.

[Mohammad-341]

Conversion i can do. I have chemistry background but bro this is not going to help. Our behavior gets influenced by emotions than hormone. Better watch what quality of emotions u have. I know its hard to convince but its a truth this kind of inquiry is hardly helpful

[nikoloff9 in reply to Mohammad-341]

Yeah i know that hormone is affected by stress, I have some sort of anxiety but there is also tumor called pheochromocytoma which can produce too much adrenaline and cause anxiety amd etc... Can you do the conversion please...

[Mohammad-341 in reply to nikoloff9]

68 ng/L is equal to 68 nmol/L.

151 ng/L is equal to 151 pg/mL.

Reason:

1 ng/L is equal to 1 nmol/L,

and 1 ng/L is equal to 1 pg/mL

[Mohammad-341 in reply to Mohammad-341]

how is your overall reports now

[nikoloff9 in reply to Mohammad-341]

I don't know if is like that because in google the upper reference says that is 0.5 nmol/l for metanephrine and in lab that i did the tests the reference is 0-100 ng/L so idk...maybe i will do MRI

[nikoloff9 in reply to Mohammad-341]

also chat gpt did waymore different calculations which says that im with 68,000 nmol/l which is enormous and false calculated I'm pretty sure there is thing with the molar mass for the calculations but i dont know how to do the math.

[Mohammad-341 in reply to nikoloff9]

I used chatgpt for the conversion

[nikoloff9 in reply to Mohammad-341]

chat gpt is not good

[Mohammad-341 in reply to nikoloff9]

U r right, unitslab.com/node/113

[Norwich1 Moderator]

An appropriate brain scan should pick that up. I had an MRI to look for a pituitary tumour (negative).

[Norwich1 Moderator]

as I said above, any problems like this, see an endocrinologist!!

[Norwich1 Moderator]

conversion chart

unitslab.com/node/128

Ranges

Plasma normetanephrine: <1180 pmol/L

Plasma metanephrine: <510 pmol/L

Plasma 3-methoxytyramine: <180 pmol/L