Lying down: 2 to 16 ng/dL

Upright: 5 to 41 ng/dL

Note: ng/dL = nanograms per deciliter

Normal value ranges may vary slightly among different laboratories. Talk to your doctor about the meaning of your specific test results.

Higher than normal levels of aldosterone may indicate:

• Bartter syndrome (extremely rare)
• Primary hyperaldosteronism (rare)
• Secondary hyperaldosteronism from heart or kidney disease
• Very low-sodium diet

Lower than normal levels of aldosterone may indicate:

• Addison's disease (rare)
• Congenital adrenal hyperplasia
• Hyporeninemic hypoaldosteronism
• Very high-sodium diet

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Review Date: 07/25/2009
Reviewed By: Robert Cooper, MD, Endocrinology Specialist and Chief of Medicine, Holyoke Medical Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

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