Test ID: ALDU
Aldosterone, Urine
Secondary ID 
A test code used for billing and in test definitions created prior to November 2011
8556
NY State Approved Indicates the status of NY State approval and if the test is orderable for NY State clients.
Yes
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
Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name
Aldosterone, U
Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching
Aldosterone w/Sodium,U ORDER 15150
Aldosterone with Sodium, Urine (ORDER 15150)
Aldosterone with Sodium, Urine (ORDER 15150)
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