Test Code ALDOSTERONE Aldosterone, Serum

Infectious

Additional Codes

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

ALDOLASE

Preferred Specimen:

1.0mL serum from a gel tube

Acceptable Specimen:

1.0mL serum from a non-gel tube

Minimum Volume:

0.75mL serum from a gel or non-gel tube (volume does not include repeat or reflexed testing)

Reject: Grossly hemolyzed, icteric, lipemic

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability (after centrifugation):

Refrigerated: 5 days

Frozen: 28 days

Setup Schedule:

SUN-SAT

Willis-Knighton Medical Center

2600 Greenwood Road

Shreveport, LA 71103