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Alternative Names:

ALDOMS
Aldosterone Mass Spec

Laboratory:

Clinical Biochemistry

Test Code:

THIS TEST IS ONLY ORDERED BY CHEMICAL PATHOLOGISTS

Registration Instructions:

Note: This is not the same as ALDO-R or ALDO-A

Orderable as ALDOMS.

Part of the Saline Suppression Test careset (SALSUP)

(SALSUP includes: UE, Cortisol, Renin, ALDOMS)

Specimen Types:

Blood

Container Types:

EDTA 10 mL
EDTA 6 mL
EDTA 4 mL
EDTA 3 mL

Processing Instructions:

Centrifuge
Aliquot
Store at 4'C

Transport Instructions between Sites and/or Laboratories:

Room Temperature

External Laboratory:

Monash Pathology

External Transport Instructions:

Send at 4'C with Ice Pack