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WHAT DO YOU NEED TO PROVIDE:
This test will be performed on a blood sample.
WHO IS THE TEST CONDUCTED ON?
Males and females.
TEST PREPARATION:
Your health care provider may ask you to stop taking certain medicines a few days before the test so that they don't affect the test results. Be sure to tell your provider about all the medicines you take. These include:
Do not stop taking any medicine before talking to your doctor. Your provider may recommend that you eat no more than 3 grams of salt (sodium) per day for at least 2 weeks before the test.
Or, your provider will recommend that you eat your usual amount of salt and also test the amount of sodium in your urine.
At other times, the aldosterone blood test is done right before and after you receive a salt solution (saline) through the vein (IV) for 2 hours. Be aware that other factors can affect aldosterone measurements, including: