Aldosterone, 24-Hour Urine : 1016746

Test Code

UALD24 or 1016746

CPT Codes
82088, 82570

Includes

Includes Creatinine.

Instructions

24-hour urine. Refrigerate during collection.

Transport Container

Transfer 5 mL (Min: 0.8 mL) aliquot from a well-mixed 24-hour collection to a Transport container and transport refrigerated. Record total volume on transport container and test request form.

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated.

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 7 days; Refrigerated: 28 days; Frozen: 21 days

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Urine collected with HCl.

Methodology
Hydrolysis, Extraction, Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)

Setup Schedule

Sunday & Tuesday

Report Available

3-9 days (From receipt at performing laboratory)

Reference Range

By report.

Clinical Significance

Determination of aldosterone is useful in the diagnosis and evaluation of primary aldosteronism, selective hypoaldosteronism, edematous states, and other conditions of electrolyte imbalance.

Performing Laboratory
Quest Diagnostics

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