ALDOSTERONE
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Name: ALDOSTERONE
Code: N3849-QD
Sample Type: Serum
Turnaround Time (TAT): 11 days
Preparation & Notes
Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel) Alternative Specimen(s) Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top), or sodium heparin (green-top), or lithium heparin (green-top) Collection Instructions Separate serum after clotting. Do not submit glass tubes. Draw "upright" samples at least 1/2 hour after patient sits up. Transport Container Transport tube Transport Temperature Refrigerated (cold packs) Specimen Stability Room temperature: 4 days Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 28 days