Test ID: PRA
Renin Activity, Plasma
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
8060
Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful
Investigation of primary aldosteronism (eg, adrenal adenoma/carcinoma and adrenal cortical hyperplasia) and secondary aldosteronism (renovascular disease, salt depletion, potassium loading, cardiac failure with ascites, pregnancy, Bartter's syndrome)
Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test
Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test
Radioimmunoassay (RIA)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Renin Activity, P
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
PRA (Plasma Renin Activity)
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