Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Aldosterone, urine
Test/Range/Collection
Aldosterone, urine*
Salt-loaded (120 meq Na+/d for 3–4 days): 1.5–12.5 mcg/24 hr
Salt-depleted (10 meg Na+/d for 3–4 days): 18–85 mcg/24 hr
[1 mcg/24 hr = 2.77 nmol/d]
Bottle containing boric acid
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Aldosterone, Urine." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619199/all/Aldosterone__urine.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Aldosterone, urine. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619199/all/Aldosterone__urine. Accessed December 8, 2023.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Aldosterone, urine. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619199/all/Aldosterone__urine
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Aldosterone, Urine [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2023 December 08]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619199/all/Aldosterone__urine.
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