Diagnostic Laboratory Services, Inc. : DLS is Hawaii's locally owned clinical and diagnostic testing medical lab

Ordering Code	238
Test Name	Aldosterone, LC/MS
Alias	Minerals Corticoid
Preferred Specimen	Plasma No gel barrier tubes.
Preferred Container	EDTA, K2 (Lavender)
Other Specimen/Container	Plasma in Lithium Heparin (Green), Plasma in Sodium Heparin (Green), Serum in Plain (Red)
Optimum Volume	1 mL
Collection Instructions	Do Not use SST Do Not use PST Draw upright samples at least 1/2 hour after patient sits up. Record if patient is upright or supine.
Transport Requirements	Oahu: Frozen Airline: Frozen
Specimen Stability	Ambient: 4 Days Refrigerated: 1 Week Frozen: 1 Month
Rejection Criteria	Gel barrier tube, Moderate-gross hemolysis
Avail. Stat	NO
Analytic Time	Up to 6 Days
Methodology	Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry
Reference Lab	Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of April 16, 2024.

Component	Age	Male Norm	Male Critical Low	Male Critical High	Female Norm	Female Critical High	Female Critical Low	Units	Add'l info
Aldosterone	ALL								See report.