Aldosterone
An aldosterone test measures the amount of aldosterone (ALD) in your blood or urine (pee). ALD is a hormone made by your adrenal glands, two small glands that sit above your kidneys. ALD helps keep your blood pressure stable. It does this by helping to balance the levels of two electrolytes in your blood, sodium and potassium.
Source: MedlinePlus, U.S. National Library of Medicine
Normal range
- ≤ 30 d
- 17–154 ng/dL
- ≤ 30 d
- 0.7–11 ug/24 h
- 1 mo – 11 mo
- 6.5–86 ng/dL
- 1 y+
- 2–20 ug/24 h
- 30 d – 11 mo
- 0.7–22 ug/24 h
- Normal
- 335–344
Ranges from Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Pediatric Test Catalog), Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog).
All 28 source ranges
What an abnormal result can be associated with
- A high result
- Increased circulating aldosterone concentration
- A low result
- Decreased circulating aldosterone concentration
Associations from LOINC2HPO (Human Phenotype Ontology). This is reference information, not a diagnosis — only a clinician can interpret your result in context.
Details
- Sample
- Serum or plasma · LOINC
- Collection
- Red top tube · 1.2 mL · Mayo Clinic Laboratories (Test Catalog)
- Part of
- Aldosterone and renin activity panel
- Listed under
- Addison Disease · Adrenal Gland Cancer · Adrenal Gland Disorders · High Blood Pressure · Hormones
- Code
- LOINC 1763-2 · ng/dL