Aldosterone Serum ALDOST

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Aldosterone, Serum

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Aldosterone, Serum

EPIC Order Name

Aldosterone

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL (minimum volume: 0.5 mL) of serum

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold Top
Specimen: 1 mL (minimum volume: 0.5 mL) of serum

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Chemiluminescence Immunoassay (CLIA)

Days Performed

Monday through Saturday

Performing Laboratories

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

82088

PDM

5900220

Result Interpretation

Values >23.2 ng/dL will flag as abnormal, but will need to be correlated with patient's collection posture for interpretation.

Patient’s Posture	Age	Range (ng/dL)
Upright	21 - 65	<3.0 – 39.2
Supine	21 - 65	<3.0 – 23.2
Upright – EDTA	21 - 65	<3.0 – 35.3
Supine - EDTA	21 - 65	<3.0 – 23.6

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