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

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 Laboratory

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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