ALDOSTERONE, SERUM

Synonym(s):

Lab Section Category

Clinical Biochemistry

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Description

Performing Laboratory: Mayo Clinic Laboratories, Rochester

Indications

Specimen Required

3 - 5 mL plain blood

Please draw blood specimen between 8am to 10am (after the patient is active for 2 hours).

Blood should preferably be drawn no later than 10 a.m.

Storage and Transport

Method

Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Test Results

Reference Interval / Value

Mayo Clinic Laboratory Reference Interval:

0-30 days: 17-154 ng/dL*
31 days-11 months: 6.5-86 ng/dL*
1-10 years:
≤ 40 ng/dL (supine)*
≤ 124 ng/dL (upright)*
≥ 11 years: ≤ 21 ng/dL (a.m. peripheral vein specimen)

*Reference: Loeuille GA, Racadot A, Vasseur P, Vandewalle B: Blood and urinary aldosterone levels in normal neonates, infants and children. Pediatrie 1981;36:335-344