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Aldosterone - urine

Laboratory:
Referred Test
Test Code:
UALDX
Specimen types:
24 hour Urine
Container types:
24-hour urine - ACID bottle24-hour urine - ACID bottle
Collection Instructions:

24-hour urine collection in acid bottle

Keep refrigerated during collection and send to laboratory immediately on completion

Patient Collection Instructions

Frequency:
Weekly
Result Turnaround Time:
4-7 days
Reference Interval:

3-78 nmol/day

Laboratory Use Only
Storage Instructions:

Aldosterone excretion is physiologically inversley related to sodium status and must be interpreted in relation to sodium secretion.

Laboratory Notes:

24 hour urine, acid bottle. A 50 mL aliquot is sent with the recorded total 24 hrs volume.

An extra 50 mL aliquot needs to be stored.

External Laboratory:
Monash Pathology
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