Aldosterone, Urine ALDOU
| Method(s) | Quantitative Chemiluminescent Immunoassay | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Collect | 24-hour urine. Urine must be refrigerated during collection. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Transport | 4 mL aliquot from a 24-hour collection, frozen. (Min: 0.5 mL) Will accept refrigerated sample with preservatives. |
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| Remarks | Preserve urine by adjusting the pH to 2-4 with 6M HCI or 50% acetic acid. Samples without preservative are acceptable if frozen immediately after collection. Record total volume and collection time interval on transport tube and test request form. |
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| Stability | Ambient: 4 hours; Refrigerated (with preservative): 5 days; Frozen: 1 month |
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| Schedule | Tue, Thu, Sat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Billing Code | 5010266 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CPTCode | 82088 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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