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Tasa de excreción de aldosterona urinaria en 24 horas - Results

Nombres alternativos

Aldosterona en orina

Valores normales:

Los resultados dependen de:

  • La cantidad de sodio en la dieta
  • Si los riñones no funcionan apropiadamente
  • La afección que se esté diagnosticando

Los valores normales varían de un laboratorio a otro. Hable con el médico acerca del significado de los resultados específicos de su examen.

Significado de los resultados anormales:

Los niveles de aldosterona superiores a lo normal pueden deberse a:

Los niveles inferiores a lo normal pueden ser indicio de la enfermedad de Addison.

  • Reviewed last on: 7/26/2011
  • Nancy J. Rennert, MD, Chief of Endocrinology & Diabetes, Norwalk Hospital, Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc.

Referencias

Young Jr WF. Endocrine hypertension. In: Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR, Kronenberg HM, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 12th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 16.

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