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aldosterone,LCMS, Serum, seven specimens

Test Code
15796


Alias/See Also
Dexamethasone suppression


CPT Codes
82088(x7)

Preferred Specimen
serum or plasma


Minimum Volume
0.5 ml


Transport Container
red-top tube, gel barrier tube or Lavendar top (EDTA) tube


Transport Temperature
Refrigerate


Specimen Stability
room-3 days, Refrigerated/frozen-14 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis; gross lipemia


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



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